natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
stirring; slight movement
pale; pallid; bluish-white
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
arrangements; preparations
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to approach; to draw near
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
defense; defence; protection
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself