to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
information; experience; knowledge; observation
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to temper thoroughly; to train well
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
consequently; as a result
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
largest ever; biggest; record
being left out; being ostracized
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play