prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
(one) could even say that
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
in accordance with; according to
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
brilliant; bright; dazzling
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
putting into operation; invocation
skill; dexterity; proficiency
plate armor; plate armour
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
silence; stillness; quietness
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
the way back; the way home; return trip
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)