instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
solely; entirely; only; or
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
weight (for scales); counterweight
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
after that (a substantive change occurred)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
young person; youth; young
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
influence (on someone); inspiration
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little