to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
(some) more; even more; longer; further
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
front; frontage; facade; main
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on