to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
to the end; entirely; in full
great admiration; deep respect
middle of the night; dead of night
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
craving; longing; thirsting
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
shedding tears; lacrimation
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to congratulate; to celebrate
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
unbiasedness; objectivity
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one's house; one's home; one's family
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
three generations; three periods; third generation
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
to not take seriously; to take lightly