step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
boy; son; baby boy; young man
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
threshold; breaking point
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to crouch; to squat; to cower
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
restoration; repair; mending
process; course; mechanism
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
as before; as ever; as it was originally
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful