control; management (e.g. of a business)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
rather; better; instead; if anything
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
stairs; stairway; staircase
even though things may appear this way
tradition; legend; folklore
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
reason; logic; sense; truth; right