marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
meanwhile; in the meantime
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
such; this sort of; like this
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
raising (a question); posing (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); lodging; (arch.) lifting up
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
mostly involve; principally involve
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
energy problems; energy issues
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK