to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
ancient Japanese martial arts
index finger; forefinger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
root; joint; base; crotch
little finger; pinky; little toe
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
inside; interior; inner part
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
street; quarter; district; area
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
just one person; only one
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny