to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
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 ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
while; during; while; although; all; both
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
surroundings; environs; circumference
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lock-opening; lock-picking
scaling; climbing; ascending
creeping; crawling; sneaking
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
stealthy steps; soft steps
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)