attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
if you think about it; come to think of it
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
control; check; restraint; inhibition
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
replenishment; supplement; reparation
undisputed; entirely; perfect
true to one's name; living up to one's name
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to correct oneself; to restate
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
slowly and quietly; smoothly
long military service; having experienced many battles
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse