(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
ancient Japanese martial arts
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
high brow; broad forehead
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
backward somersault; backward roll
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
forward somersault; forward roll
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
don't worry about it; forget about it