reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
offense and defense; offence and defence
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to bend; to warp; to curve
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to knock down; to knock off
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
naturally; of course; understandably
rules are rules; a rule is a rule
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
trembling from fear; trembling all over
spirit world; underworld; the next world
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
control; management (e.g. of a business)
formation (e.g. of aircraft)