so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
the other day; a few days ago
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
towering; astonishingly high
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to be opposite; to face each other
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
physical strength; muscle strength
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common