smooth (i.e. without problems)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
Shugendō practitioner; mountain ascetic; Shugendō
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Dōtanuki school (Muromachi-period swordsmithing school); sword of the Dōtanuki school (usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords); heavy sword
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
waste thread; lint; fluff
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
touching; moving; painful
non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; external path
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm