numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
blow; shock; strike; batting
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
grandfather; male senior-citizen
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
charge for a telephone call
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
the West; the Occident; Western countries
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
way of talking; speaking style
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group