to put into effect; to put into practice
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
elementary; basic; rudimentary
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
putting into operation; invocation
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
divine or supernatural skill
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
reigning; controlling; dictating
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
two (long cylindrical things)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence