opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
due form; official; formality
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
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)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; (arch.) gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if it is the case that ...
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
practice; practising; training; study
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
image; figure; figure; form; image
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days