clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
both; both sides; both parties
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
behind; in the rear; in back
to bend; to warp; to curve
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
adaptation (from); rebaking
form (in Aristotelian philosophy); idea (in Platonic philosophy)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
effect; efficacy; validity; potency