to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
meaning; significance; sense
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
ancient Japanese martial arts
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
technique; art; skill; move
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to serve; to work for; to attend
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to be hesitant; to feel timid
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to accept; to receive; to agree
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)