spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
body; physique; build; stature
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
offense and defense; offence and defence
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
former name for makushita division
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
switching over to; migration; transition
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
snake; serpent; large snake
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to come and go; to go back and forth
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)