babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
price reduction; discount
good-quality; superior in quality
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to be frank; to drop all pretense
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to put one's hand on; to touch
Dejima; artificial island in Nagasaki used as a Portuguese and Dutch trading post between 1634 and 1854
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
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)
thick board; plank; steel plate (with a thickness of at least 3 mm); heavy brocade cloth; Elaphoglossum yoshinagae (species of fern)
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
torus-shape; toroidal; donut-shaped; doughnut-shaped
counter for wheels and flowers
meditation; contemplation
step-up; advance; progress; increase
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
piece of cake; a walk in the park
to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of