appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
the way of karate; karate
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
taste; flavor; taste; liking
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
completion; perfection; accomplishment
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that