to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
appearance; expression; manifestation
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
physical strength; muscle strength
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
three; three years of age
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in