to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
difference; variation; difference
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
acceleration; speeding up
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
high and low; rise and fall
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
handrail; railing; banister
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to blow through; to blow across
in deep black; in jet black
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness