counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
how; in what way; how about
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
pride; dignity; self-worth
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
two (long cylindrical things)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
sword skills; swordsmanship
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life