thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
not worth considering; out of the question
light and darkness; light and shade
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
nausea; sickness in the stomach
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
leaving everything up to someone else
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
grinder; grinding machine
training; practice; practising; cultivation
alteration; falsification; faking
critical (condition); serious