to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
technique; art; skill; move
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
izuna; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; keeper of an izuna
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
drawing; painting; picture
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to make an appeal; to urge
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
yes or no; yes-no; all or nothing
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
minimum; at the very least
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
how much; how many; to what extent
Tao; Dao; fundamental principle of the universe (in Taoism)
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to pretend; to act (as if)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
beautiful legs; great legs
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names