cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
at that time; in those days
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
tradition; legend; folklore
to face; to go towards; to head towards
head over heels; headlong; head first
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
anything and everything; just about everything
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
acceleration; speeding up