to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
directly opposite; right in front
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
power; might; authority; influence
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
nice; good; well-executed
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
receiving (the ball); bump (in volleyball); forearm pass
to knock down; to knock off
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
myself; yourself; I; me; you
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to