to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to take a backseat (to someone); to fall behind (someone); to be at a disadvantage; to be in a weak position; (lit.) to stand downwind
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
offensive (movement); aggression
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to push (something) against
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
to underrate; to make light of
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat