car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
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)
to look forward to something
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
to blow through; to blow across
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
residing; living; dwelling
in the meanwhile; during the time
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
memory; sense; experience
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
match; game; bout; contest
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
five (long cylindrical things)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
for some (unspecified) reason
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
disciple; pupil; follower