Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
business discussion; negotiation
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to trample; to crush underfoot
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
body; physical system; (the) person
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to form a pair; to pair up
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
superiority; predominance
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
sword skills; swordsmanship
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
genuine; authentic; true; real
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to crumble away; to collapse
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body