peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; underhand pass with clasped hands (volleyball)
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to lead a life; to live a life
obsession; compulsive idea
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
at first; in the beginning; originally
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew