far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to lead someone around by the nose
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
moving tale; impressive tale
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
unpredictability; element of surprise