to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
white background; blank; female virgin
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to approach; to draw near
interested person; volunteer; supporter
audience with a person of high rank
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
questions and answers; dialogue
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
to smile (at); to grin (at)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pretext; pretense; pretence
pale; pallid; bluish-white
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)