master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
powerful family; powerful clan
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
various countries; various regions; various provinces
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
every evening; night after night
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
both hands; both arms; ten
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment