to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to get distracted; to jump off the track
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
having gone too far to turn back
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
finger; hands and fingers; hands
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
jack of all trades, master of none
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
fuel consumption; gas mileage
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
demonstration; manifestation; protest
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
mourning (dead persons); memorial
trackless; reckless; dissipated
classical form of martial art
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
like; similar to; same as
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group