by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
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
man; male; masculine gender
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump up and down; to hop
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
long ago; already; a long time ago
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah