war; fighting; fierce competition
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
next generation; future generation
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
exchange of blows; long rally
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to have a talk; to tell a story
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
greeting; a fine thing to say
hello; good day; good afternoon
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
business; errand; nature of one's business
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to attempt; to test; to try out
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood