abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
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)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
at first; in the beginning; originally
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
technique; art; skill; move
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
accumulation; accumulate; store
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)