half the body; half length
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to control; to command; to get the better of
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
offensive (movement); aggression
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
disturbance; riot; mayhem
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to attack; to assault; to assail
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
energy; military strength
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
shore; bank (of a body of water)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
Island; insula; island; islet
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
sun; saint; San (people); son
(not so) much; (not) very
to be prolonged; to drag on
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel