postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
chief; main; principal; important
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
number one; first; best; most; game; round
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
self-protection; self-defence
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
stimulating; exciting; provocative
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
minimum; at the very least
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
use; utilization; utilisation; application
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
self-defense; self-defence
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
bathing; going in the bath
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely