your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
professor; teaching; instruction
had better ...; had better not ...
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
decision; judgment; resolution
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing