slapping the opponent with the open hand
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
birth; creation; formation
secret story; unknown episode
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer