striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
battle formation; military formation
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to put one's strength into
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
covering; protection; backing; relief
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation