striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
opposite side; other side
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to intervene; to stop (something)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to rise; to erect; to get up
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to slide into; to slip into
end; close; finish; termination
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)