seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
absorption; suction; attraction
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
ten best people (in a particular field)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
military man; warrior; soldier
legend; folklore; tradition
shellfish; seashell; shell
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
the West; the Occident; Western countries
ancient Japanese martial arts
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
establishment; settlement
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason