at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
means; way; method; measure
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
posture; position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die