junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
neighbourhood; neighborhood
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
ancient Japanese martial arts
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
failure; mistake; blunder
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to wring the neck; to strangle
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to run about; to rush about
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
scenery; scene; landscape
to be transparent; to show through
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing