nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
contest of strength; trial of strength
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
gossip; corner of the mouth
thin; slender; slim; skinny
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to boost; to force up; to push up