greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
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)
best pupil; leading disciple
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to fight with swords; to cross swords
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
outbreak of war; starting a war
to threaten; to make threats
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to fire into; to shoot into
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
witnessing; observing; sighting
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn