clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
several times (as large, over)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
interference; intervention; meddling
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
outward appearance; apparent
junior high school student; middle school pupil
just a minute; small quantity
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)
coming and going; commuting
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
in spite of; regardless of
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest