soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to give an impression; to make an impression
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
height (of body); stature
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
(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)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
journal; magazine; periodical
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view