centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
custody; detention; confinement
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
in the city; within the city
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
one act (of a play); scene; event
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
painter (of buildings, etc.)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)