to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
race (of people); type of person
private tutor; coach; governess
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
to summon; to get used to call
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
practice; practising; training; study
sobriety; soberness; sober face
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
battlefield; battleground
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it