to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
fencing master of the top rank
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
young person; youth; young
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking metal against stone)
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
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 set (sun); to become dark
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
to be too numerous; to be too much
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
good evening (greeting, e.g. in emails sent in the evening)
to finger; to tamper (with)
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
second; number two; runner-up
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune