to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
upper half of the body; upper body
to bend; to warp; to curve
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to pass (of time); to elapse
human kindness; human weakness
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead