Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
construction; architecture (of buildings)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to be erected; to be built
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
a few years ago; some years back
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
such; this sort of; like this
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
at a moment's notice; readily
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to step forward; to volunteer
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
aggression; invasion; raid
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation