knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to mistake (A for B); to misread
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
continuation; succession; series
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
head start; initiative; preemption
top of the head; crown of the head
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light