helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
roundhouse kick; turning kick
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
blow; shock; strike; batting
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to watch for an unguarded moment
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
somersault; looping-the-loop
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye