to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
head; chief; boss; leader
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
memories; recollections; reminiscence
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to take a breath; to take a short rest
two (long cylindrical things)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to leap back; to jump back
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be hot on a person's heels
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
offense and defense; offence and defence
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
that; the matter in question
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect