to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
contradiction; inconsistency
everyday life; daily life
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
perception; sensation; awareness
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
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
very young; childish; immature
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
after that; afterwards; thereafter
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to name; to call; to christen; to term
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect