appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
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 (ritsuryo 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)
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 brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
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; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that