reality; actuality; hard fact
society; public; community; social studies
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to surge; to well up; to gush out
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
upper half of the body; upper body
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)
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
drop (e.g. of water); drip
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)