moderate line; middle-of-the-road policy line
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
plural; multiple; several
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
the Japanese reading of a kanji
mixed on-kun kanji reading
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to attack; to assault; to assail
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
technique; art; skill; move
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
little finger; pinky; little toe
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
March; third month of the lunar calendar
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
every place; various places