directly opposite; right in front
contest of strength; trial of strength
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
impossible to do (although wants to)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
though; notwithstanding; although
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
to pick up; to find; to gather
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
the reverse; other side; lining
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal