single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
about here; in this neighborhood
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to come face to face (with)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
ancient Japanese martial arts
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to serve; to work for; to attend
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to be hesitant; to feel timid
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
in a day; in a brief space of time
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance