difference; variation; difference
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
manners; behavior; behaviour
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
fair and square; open and aboveboard
way (of doing); manner; method; means
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
footwear; footgear; shoes
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
settlement; solution; resolution
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
solution; solution strategy
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
signature phrase; signature saying
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
fringed orchid (Pecteilis radiata); white egret flower; sagiso
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)