dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
difference; variation; difference
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to pass (something) off as a joke
yes and no; for and against
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
talk; dialogue; conversation
program (e.g. TV); programme
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
defense; defence; defensive preparations
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
justice; fairness; impartiality
plainclothes police officer
blow; hit (on the body); beating
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
on the occasion of; at the time of
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution
presence (impressive quality)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance