ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
violent explosion; bursting
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
substitution; alternative; substitute
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
the front; honest; upright; decent
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
everything; anything; nothing
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis