general term; generic name
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
good feeling; feeling good
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to serve; to work for; to attend
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
periodic; regular; routine
never ceasing; never ending; endless
in the meantime; meanwhile
match; game; bout; contest
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
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
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
apparent; obvious; very clear
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)