to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
sword skills; swordsmanship
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fortified city; walled city
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
residence; living (at, in); abode
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
shopping; purchased goods
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?