underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
underground; subterranean
thicket; coppice; brushwood
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
art of self-defense (defence)
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
somersault; looping-the-loop
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
a long time ago; in those days
practice; practising; training; study
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
eighth month of the lunar calendar
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
nonchalant air; unruffled air
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd