one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
brief overview; heads-up; brief discussion; cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
how; in what way; by what means
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
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
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
giant arm; huge arm; oversized arm
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to push aside; to brush aside
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
putting into operation; invocation
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
height (of a person); stature
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
ski jump; jump ramp (skateboarding, BMX, etc.); launch ramp; wedge ramp
rising; ascending; climbing
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)