technique; art; skill; move
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to close (one's eyes); to shut
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to watch steadily; to stare
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to roll up; to be rolled up
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
tear gland; lacrimal gland
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
particularly; only; in the case of
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable