haughty; arrogant; supercilious
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
calamity; evil; misfortune
two times; twice; two degrees
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to strip to one's waist; to go at with might and main
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
best pupil; leading disciple
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
match; game; bout; contest
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to be embarrassed; to lose face
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)