passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to get out of bed; to show a leg
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
to change (one's clothes)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
street; quarter; district; area
fields (of rice and other crops)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
standing tree; standing timber
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
breathing techniques; breath control
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
classical form of martial art
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
technique; art; skill; move
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
training; drill; practice; discipline
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely