valid; effective; yuko (judo)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
supply; provision; service; supply
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
again; once again; yet again
interference; intervention; meddling
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to mark the end; to spell the end
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
5th day of the month; five days
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)