ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
higher rank; better position
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
war situation; progress of a battle
complete change; about-face
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
riding fast; driving a horse fast
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end