to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
power; might; authority; influence
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
classical form of martial art
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
on countless occasions; many a time
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
surely; certainly; without doubt
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)