letter (of alphabet); character; writing
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
head of family; originator
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
image; figure; figure; form; image
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
historical play; period drama
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
guidance; leadership; leading the way
deep inside; innermost place
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
close; intimate; on good terms
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease