to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
shooting range; firing range
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to rush over; to run up to
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
sword; blade; single stroke
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
going straight on; going straight ahead
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to degenerate; to lapse into
last position; previous job; predecessor
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be dead; to be lifeless
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
penalty; sentence; punishment
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
preface; foreword; introduction
Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be born; to come into this world
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad