master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
action; operation; effect; function
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
continuously; throughout; in succession
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
underworld; underside of society
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
instability; insecurity; crankiness
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
personality; style; appearance
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
economical; efficient; lean; compact