hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
left side; left-hand side
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
jumble (of two or several things); mix
to train oneself in military arts
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to span (e.g. a stream with a bridge)
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to throw away; to abandon
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
looking on; remaining a spectator
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to not believe one's ears
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable