honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to detain; to check; to restrain
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to distract one's attention
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
journal; magazine; periodical
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
riding fast; driving a horse fast
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
throw; throwing; throwing event
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
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
fall; drop; descent; coming down
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
half the body; half length
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
forward somersault; forward roll