feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
composed expression; clear face
spirit; heart; disposition
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
cross; crossed; cruciform
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
half the body; half length
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
roundhouse kick; turning kick
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
embodiment; realization; materialization