to detain; to check; to restrain
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
climax; peak; zenith; apex
forward somersault; forward roll
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
hand used like a sword in striking
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
only; merely; but; no more than
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
palm heel; heel of the palm
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to blow off; to be blown off
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
topless; monokini (topless swimsuit)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to well up; to burst; to arise