lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
greater than ...; bigger ...
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
fuel consumption; gas mileage
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to flare up; to burst into flames
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to get accustomed to using
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
practice; practising; experience
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
transcendence; excellence; superiority
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to understand from experience
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try