centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
trivial; not amounting to much
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to become dim; to become blurred
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)