technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
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
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
striking; remarkable; considerable
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
expertise; special skills
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
match; game; bout; contest
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
stairs; stairway; staircase
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few