to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
older sister; elder sister
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
special training; intensive training; crash course
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
insolent fellow; rude fellow
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
suffix for familiar person
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
art of self-defense (defence)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate