to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(right at the) side; just beside
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)