start; commencement; beginning; initiation
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
match; game; bout; contest
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
exchange of blows; long rally
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)