nature; property; disposition
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
switching over to; migration; transition
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
though; notwithstanding; although
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
development; exploitation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
specialization; specialisation
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
technique; art; skill; move
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to stop walking; to pause
one revolution; one rotation
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation