north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
being all smiles with joy
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
same; similar; (just) like; equal
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
plural; multiple; plural (number)
specialization; specialisation
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
rising; ascending; climbing
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado