breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
technique; art; skill; move
practice; practising; training; study
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
ago; since; before; previous
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
training; drill; practice; discipline
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
to order; to command; to appoint
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet
in accordance with; according to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
high-quality goods; choice goods
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.