to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
almost; roughly; approximately
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
flash (of light); glint; schiller
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)