roundhouse kick; turning kick
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
blow; shock; strike; batting
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
woman; lady; adult female
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
the real criminal; true culprit
prohibition; inhibition; ban