to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
technique; art; skill; move
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
blow; shock; strike; batting
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
violent explosion; bursting
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to have no chance (of succeeding)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
classical form of martial art
gender; distinction of sex; sex
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command