feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
such ... as; or some such
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
correction; rectification; mending; repair
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
decoration on the back of a helmet
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
one's time (e.g. to go on stage); one's turn; source; origin; place of production
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
pulling; stretching; tension
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
recommendation (of an influential person); order
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
sales clerk (in a merchant house, ranking between the head clerk and an apprentice); shopman; shop assistant
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
order; command; directions; instructions
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be ill; to suffer from
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)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
called; known as; that; to say
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)