grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
measurement round the hips
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to mow; to reap; to harvest
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
maintenance; preservation; improvement
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to make an appearance; to show up
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
double-edged; double-edged blade
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
appearance; figure; shape; form
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!