few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
without omission; in full
long (time that has passed); old (story)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be opposite; to face each other
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
pupil; disciple; follower
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
question; inquiry; enquiry
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
violent explosion; bursting
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus