cheap article; poor quality article
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
both hands; both arms; ten
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
two (long cylindrical things)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
quarrel; dispute; argument
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
step; stride; counter for steps
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
ring; playing field; stadium
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
greater than ...; bigger ...
observation; survey; watching
tall figure; high stature
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
height (of body); stature