structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
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)
somehow; for some reason (or other)
name plate; name tag; label
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
bungalow; one-story house
practice; practising; training; study
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism