to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to knock down; to knock off
practice; practising; training; study
technique; art; skill; move
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
classical form of martial art
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
column of water; water column
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
already; now; no longer; not any more
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to straighten up; to sit upright
to pause; to have a short intermission
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
tool; implement; means; furniture
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum