barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
accurate; correct; precise; exact
on-the-job training; hands-on training
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
manjū with a meat filling; steamed yeast bun with a meat filling
both hands; both arms; ten
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
master; teacher; stable master
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time