trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
decapitation; decapitated head
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
recollection; reminiscence
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
came here; coming here; recently
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
in one's hands; in one's control
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly