offense and defense; offence and defence
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
both (people); the two of them
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to pile up; to accumulate
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
elder sister; effeminate man
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)