ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
even if nothing else; more than anything else
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
visual confirmation; sighting
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
body; physique; build; stature