dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
polish (jewels); cultivation
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
flour; meal; powder; dust
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
(full) name; family name and given name
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
manners; courtesy; etiquette
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
family name; lineage; birth; clan
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
without; unless; have to do
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
battlefield; battleground
cutting; cutting off; severing
standing tree; standing timber
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)