tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
genius; prodigy; natural gift
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
tall figure; high stature
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
long hair (usu. of a man)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
with a splash; with a splosh; with a click (of a camera shutter); with a snap
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
sword strike; sword slash
spread; span; expanse; extent
to need; to require; to take; to demand
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to have a reason; to have an excuse
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece