to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
fighting sport; combat sport; martial art
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to put into effect; to put into practice
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
like this; this sort; this way
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
specialization; specialisation
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
the last moment; the very end
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly