hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
furious facial expression
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
classical form of martial art
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
as if nothing had happened
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)