push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip
game with many hits; high-scoring game
joint-locking technique (in judo)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
special training; intensive training; crash course
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
insight; power of observation
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
state of mind; (one's) mental state
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
encumbrance; burden; drag
presentation techniques; way of showing something
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
8000; eight thousand; many
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
breasts; buttocks; (lit.) two hills