kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
very likely; very probable
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
tendency; trend; inclination
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
self-discipline; self-improvement
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
chance (of success); odds
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to jar; to creak; to grate
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to crack; to develop a crack