expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
considerably; fairly; quite
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
metre; meter; meter; gauge
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
such; this sort of; like this
form; shape; figure; visage
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
match; game; bout; contest
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to suit; to match; to become; to be like