to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to lose one's footing; to slip
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
to dance; to perform dance steps
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to straighten up; to sit upright
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
mostly involve; principally involve
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
to bend; to warp; to curve
continuation; succession; series
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
arrest; apprehension; capture
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to blow off; to be blown off
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion