to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
error; mistake; slip; bug
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
that day; the very same day
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
white circle; white star; victory mark
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
technique; art; skill; move
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
several times; several degrees
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
light; easy; non-serious; minor
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to see through; to see the true nature of something