preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to ascend; to go up; to climb
leopard (Panthera pardus)
threat; intimidation; menace
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
intercept; interception; counter-attack
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
banknote; bill; note; paper money