disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
metallic sound; metallic clank
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
space; interval; space character; whitespace
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
amusing; funny; interesting
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to leap back; to jump back
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to part left and right; to open out
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
cancellation; abandonment
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside