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)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
near oneself; close to one; familiar
master; teacher; stable master
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
practice; practising; experience
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
art of self-defense (defence)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
superiority complex; sense of superiority
seasoning; flavour; flavor
all over Japan; throughout Japan
televising; broadcasting; airing
performer; entertainer; celebrity
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to have a relationship; to have relations
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
process; course; mechanism
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
sweet and sour; bittersweet
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to show one's affection; to express one's love
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible