article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to satisfy the requirements
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
semibasement; semi-basement
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
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)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
job; work; duties; trade; skill
being very busy; busyness
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly