to bring back; to restore
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
right angle; perpendicular
visual confirmation; sighting
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
marrow; pith; centre; center; bottom of one's heart
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
half the body; half length
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close