methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to die; to lay down life's burden
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
directly opposite; right in front
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
king; monarch; ruler; champion
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
near; close by; within reach; familiar
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
spine; backbone; spinal column
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection