simple honesty; tactless frankness
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
reason; grounds; circumstances
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
extremely; terrifically; super
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
out of bounds; beyond the pale
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
water outlet; tap; faucet
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to surge; to well up; to gush out
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait