to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
plainly; clearly; vividly
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
explosion; rupture; break off
raging fire; conflagration
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something