thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
striking; remarkable; considerable
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
expertise; special skills
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
match; game; bout; contest
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
stairs; stairway; staircase
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)