preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
matryoshka; Russian nesting doll
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
schoolgirl; female student
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
logistical support; combat service support
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to thrust down; to push off
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
technical skill; ability; capacity
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
insatiable; untiring; persistent
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
physical strength; muscle strength
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to collect the ashes of the deceased; to look after someone's affairs after he dies
to run about; to rush about