leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
guess; conjecture; surmise
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
cannot be compared with; no match for
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
computerization; computerisation
(in) his way; peculiar to him
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
occurrence; taking place; happening
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
major earthquake; large earthquake