agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
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 sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
slight; insignificant; small
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to rise; to erect; to get up
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
spine; backbone; spinal column
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
but; however; provided that
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to lose sight of; to miss
seven (long cylindrical things)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to mark the end; to spell the end
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)