makikomi (judo throw); vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight); left-turn accident; right-turn accident
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
mirror surface; lens surface
to cut; to slit; to slash
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to kick (at someone, something)
to stick it out (until the end)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve