cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
opposite side; opposition
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
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.)
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
reduction by half; halving
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to take a breath; to take a short rest