to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
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)
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
it's been a long time; long time no see
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to follow; to conform; to apply to
depending on; dependent on
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
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
in accordance with; according to
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to be opposite; to face each other
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
advance; moving forward; progress
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
acceleration; speeding up
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
of tender years; very young
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)