tank (military vehicle); chariot
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
evening meal; supper; dinner
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
serial number; consecutive number
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
true character; real nature
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)