detour; circuitous route; diversion
one's world view; one's view of life; essay on life
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
you could say that; that might be so
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
gazing at (in wonderment)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
archery range; archery ground; shooting range; firing range; launch site (for rockets, missiles, etc.); position where an archer is standing
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
shooting technique; archery technique
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
draw (in competition); tie game
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to be to the point; to be pertinent
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
front; frontage; facade; main
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)