force;  vigor;  influence;  authority;  impetus;  momentum
 to glide;  to slide (e.g. on skis);  to fail (an examination);  to bomb (when telling a joke);  to drop;  to go down
 thorn;  spine;  splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh);  hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone);  biting words
 to press;  to oppress;  to dominate;  to overwhelm
 tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.);  tip (of a brush, spear, etc.);  point;  spearhead
 crevice;  crack;  spare moment;  interval;  chink (in one's armor, armour);  unpreparedness
 to sew;  to stitch;  to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
 to pay (e.g. money, bill);  to brush off;  to wipe away;  to drive away (e.g. one's competitors);  to sell off (something unneeded);  to dispose of;  to pay (e.g. attention)
 to keep;  to preserve;  to hold;  to last;  to endure;  to keep well (food)
 back;  rear;  background;  behind the scenes
 flower;  blossom;  cherry blossom;  beauty;  blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms);  ikebana;  hanafuda
 to ward off (e.g. an attack);  to fend off (e.g. a question);  to elude;  to evade;  to dodge;  to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
 peace (esp. of the world);  tranquillity;  calm
 training;  drill;  practice;  discipline
 after (practically) no time;  immediately after;  just;  having no time to
 great speed;  extreme speed;  swiftness
 to hew;  to chop up;  to mangle;  to mince
 body;  trunk;  torso;  hull (boat);  fuselage (aircraft)
 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.);  to shoot;  to set free;  to release;  to emit (e.g. light);  to give off (e.g. a scent)
 smoke screen;  dazzler;  camouflage;  deceptive means;  magic;  witchcraft
 valid;  effective;  yuko (judo)
 to stare at;  to gaze at;  to look hard at;  to watch intently;  to fix one's eyes on
 to incline one's head to the side (in doubt);  to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion);  to be puzzled
 together;  jointly;  at the same time;  with;  both
 gap;  space;  break;  interlude;  chink (in one's armor, armour);  chance
 to be flabbergasted;  to be dumbfounded
 to become familiar with;  to fit in;  to adapt oneself;  to get used to;  to grow accustomed to
 since some time ago;  for some time;  for quite a while
 suicidal act;  self-destroying action;  suicidal action
 one's last moment;  one's death;  one's end
 standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings);  standing opposite each other;  confrontation;  squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces);  standing off against
 capture;  seizure;  prehension;  apprehension;  understanding;  grasp
 (not) anywhere;  nowhere;  everywhere;  anywhere
 sometimes;  occasionally;  now and then;  from time to time
 tyranny;  abuse of power;  violence (e.g. of a storm)