to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
body; physical system; (the) person
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
strength; power; proficiency; ability
limbs; arms and legs; body
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
standing firm; holding out
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
nothing but; none other than
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)