pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
water outlet; tap; faucet
posture; position; pose; attitude
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
eye measurement; measure with eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
metallic sound; metallic clank
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
everything; anything; nothing
snail's pace; slow progress
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to speak; to hear a voice
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding