to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to trample; to crush underfoot
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
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 cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
to sniff out; to get wind of
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
so what!; who gives a damn?
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face