to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
both; both sides; both parties
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to kill; to choke the life out of
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
bloodsucking; sucking blood
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to strangle; to constrict
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
failure; mistake; blunder