having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
criticism; critique; review; commentary
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
accurate; correct; precise; exact
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
suffix for familiar person
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to use up all one's strength; to die
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
unless one ...; if one does not ...
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
high spirits; boastful talk
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to knead well; to polish; to refine
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles