pankration (ancient Greek martial art)
chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
other nations; other peoples
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
bitter experience (ordeal)
of tender years; very young
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to shave off; to scrape off
Sakyamuni (sage of the Sakyas)
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
ring; playing field; stadium
glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to come from; to have roots in
dice; die; baton (of command)
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
leading person; foremost figure
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking