gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to await; to wait for; to expect
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
Hades (god); Hades (the underworld)
allocation; assignment; allotment
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
crown (headdress); (dental) crown; dental cap; crown (former British coin); clown
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
image change; changing one's image; makeover
hime cut; hairstyle consisting of straight shoulder-length or cheek-length sidelocks and bangs cut above the eyebrows
along; parallel to; in accordance with
promotion; raising of status
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched
bet; wager; stake; gamble
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with