idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
armor and helmet (armour)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
drama; play; powerful drug
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
unique; individual; original; unusual
to garner interest; to attract attention
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
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
separate dealings or charges
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
for a while; for some time; for a period
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to take a breath; to take a short rest
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
himself; yourself; herself
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)