guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
practice; practising; training; study
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
Japan's best; number one in Japan
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to take on a role; to take part
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
with curious eyes; curiously
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
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
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
climax; peak; zenith; apex
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case