gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to have no chance (of succeeding)
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
nerve ganglion; nerve knot; ganglion; ganglia
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
front kick (esp. martial arts)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
long military service; having experienced many battles
to knock down; to knock off