your home; your family; their home; (my) home
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks
tonfa; traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
prohibition; inhibition; ban
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
contest of strength; trial of strength
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
acceleration; speeding up
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
short pause; short interval