surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
study; research; investigation
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
manifestation (of a celestial being)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
otherwise; or else; if not
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction