skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
classical form of martial art
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
reason; cause; circumstances
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
plain; plateau; tableland
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
standing tree; standing timber
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up