losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
murder; killing; murderer
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
simply; merely; only; solely
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to