preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
changing one's clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception)
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
several times; a few times
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
a long time ago; long ago
advance; moving forward; progress
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
(made of) stone; stone-built
right side; style of Japanese court music
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
killing with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); slaying; putting to the sword
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to complain; to grumble; to gripe
assistance; backing; reinforcements
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
three times; thrice; third (interval)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately