to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
to win and advance to the next round
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
initiation into an art or discipline
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to hide; to keep to oneself
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
breathing techniques; breath control
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
first meeting; first interview with
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
explanation; interpretation
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
preface; introduction; preamble
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate