smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
finish; finishing; finishing touches
because of; owing to; due to
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
directly opposite; right in front
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
to temper thoroughly; to train well
recklessness; foolhardiness
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to dye; to colour; to color
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
strong interaction; strong force
to be smeared; to be covered