obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
support; backing; aid; assistance
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
technique; art; skill; move
with a single blow; with one stroke
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
expectation; anticipation; forecast
several times (as large, over)
secret technique; secret art
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
sword; blade; single stroke
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
two (long cylindrical things)
legendary; fabled; fabulous
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious