to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
blow; shock; strike; batting
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to increase; to add to; to augment
half the body; half length
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
arrest; apprehension; capture
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold