thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
last week; the week before
to be helpful; to be useful
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
intuition; instinct; hunch
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
stranding; running aground
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
sand; fine sand; capelin roe (used as a sushi topping)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
succession to another's professional name
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
maintenance; preservation; improvement
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded