(paper) cord for tying the hair
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
sash clip (fastener); ornament worn over an obi
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
any number of people; as many people as one likes
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
playground (for children); park
immense physical strength
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
(sign of) combing; comb pattern (esp. pottery)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
standing tall; towering; soaring
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
should not be; must not be
etc.; et cetera; and so on
on one hand; on the other hand
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to spring at; to leap upon