ascending vertical sword attack (kendo, etc.)
completing a climb; completing a route (up a mountain); completing a series of climbs (e.g. the Seven Summits); peak bagging
show jumping (equestrian event)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)
show jumping (equestrian event)
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
row of houses; each house; every house
minority; small numbers; unmarried person; widow; widower
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
rolling something thinly; something rolled thinly (a thin roll of makizushi, a cigarette, etc.)
to make an appeal to the confidence of
to drag on; to be delayed
dried stiff (esp. of something sticky)
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
to sit silently at a meeting
decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place
dated; date; fixed; external
flexible (person); open-minded
humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
item; article; dish; course
maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
courageous but doomed resistance
unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
to cut; to slit; to slash
independent unit; autonomous unit
anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed