striking with the back of the sword
candy-coated strawberry on a stick
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to know one has enough; to be satisfied with one's lot in life
spirit; heart; disposition
peristalsis; peristaltic movement; vermiculation
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to perceive; to understand
see-through sensation (for clothing); gauziness
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
crumply (cloth, clothing, etc.); ruffled; itchy and runny (nose)
to have training bouts with one's junior during practice (of a senior wrestler)
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
opening of the beachgoing season
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
torture device; instrument of torture
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
with a whoosh; quickly (moving); instantaneously
to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
to take a photo with a mobile phone; to email a photo taken with a mobile phone
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
mild; mild-mannered; gentle