for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
meditation; contemplation
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
companion; company; tritagonist
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to tear up and throw away
but; however; provided that
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind