club activities; extracurricular activities
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
woman; female; feminine gender
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to fight; to exchange blows
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
suffix for familiar person
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp