beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to become better; to improve
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
old or veteran army general
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
use; utilization; utilisation; application
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
replayed game after a draw (in shogi)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to have meaning; to be meaningful