muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
sitting upright (properly)
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
gossip; corner of the mouth
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to leap back; to jump back
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
stone (used for throwing)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to run about trying to escape
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to pass each other; to cross paths
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
dated; date; fixed; external
forward somersault; forward roll
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
yoke; constraints; oppression
to escape from; to get out
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
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)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate