valid; effective; yuko (judo)
master; teacher; stable master
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
Yggdrasil (tree in Norse mythology)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
short distance; close range
means; way; method; measure
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
historical play; period drama
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
relation; connection; relevance
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
one's own way (esp. of an assertive man); one's own approach
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
of course; certainly; naturally