technique; art; skill; move
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
progress; being under way
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
everything; anything; nothing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on