economical; efficient; lean; compact
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
to strike out; to start swimming
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to kick into (e.g. a ball into the goal)
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to run about; to rush about
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
penalty; sentence; punishment
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
older brother and younger sister
one's own child; one's own children
to be erected; to be built
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance