to slip through; to slip past; to evade
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to thrust before; to thrust at
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
match; game; bout; contest
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
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)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
way of the sword; swordsmanship
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to badger; to pester; to beg
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
spouse; wife; husband; partner
(political) power; authority; influence
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just