race issue; problem of race
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
breath; breathing; tone; mood
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to thrust before; to thrust at
hostility; animosity; enmity
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up