to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
outdoor kendo match; casual match; non-competitive match
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
first attack; first strike; first blow
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
inferior position; inferior situation; disadvantage; subordination
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; handspring (gymnastics); inversion
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; tesuji; skillful, precise move which is the best or most efficient in a local position
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
crying face; face of a person who is crying
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly