absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to hold fast; to protect to the end
near; close; beside; third person
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
brother (usu. in names of films, companies, etc.)
job application form; employee satisfaction
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
comparatively; relatively
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
torii; Shinto shrine archway
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
sword; blade; single stroke
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to watch over; to watch attentively
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can