some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to fight against; to oppose; to face
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to watch for an unguarded moment
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
advance; moving forward; progress
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)