parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
large family; extended family
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
entrance; admission; entering
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to join together; to combine; to join up
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
judo practitioner; judoka
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
practice; practising; training; study
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
of no interest; not interested
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
should time and circumstances permit
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
blow; shock; strike; batting
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless