to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to beat; to batter; to pummel
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
hover; hovering (over; with a mouse pointer)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to move around; to move about; to get around
default; default (setting)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
dozens; scores of; decades
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
professional wrestling move
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
loss; defeat; counter for losses
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
young person; youth; young
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell