thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
soldier; combatant; warrior
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
had better ...; had better not ...
to spend time (on doing something)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
sea level; (surface of) sea
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
companion; company; tritagonist
being all smiles with joy
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
already; now; no longer; not any more
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
very; extremely; excessively
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase