to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
falling over; toppling sideways
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
technique; art; skill; move
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
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 drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
body; physical system; (the) person