gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
continuation; succession; series
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
to attack; to assault; to assail
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
dealing with; coping with
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
place; situation; position; location
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion