bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
human rights; civil liberties
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(political) power; authority; influence
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
quotation; citation; reference
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy