setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
place; situation; position; location
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to do someone in; to bump someone off
contradiction; inconsistency
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to repeat; to do something over again
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
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)
hand used like a sword in striking
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
bipartite; in two parts; double
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to sink (into); to get depressed
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)