upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
sutemi-waza (judo sacrifice throw)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
momentum; amount of exercise
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
elevator landing; elevator hall
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
just above; right overhead
splinters of glass; glass shards
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
battlefield; battleground
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat