growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
calamity; misfortune; disaster
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
increase in activity; activation
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
passive; lacking initiative; lacking autonomy
life and death; life or death
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to become settled; to be fixed
binary number system; base-2
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
just one person; only one
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?