water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
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
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
expression of love; showing love
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
rest; break; recess; intermission
training by two participants of the same skill level (kendo); general training involving all six types (kendo)
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
practice; practising; training; study
one more time; once more; once again
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance (to); modeling; modelling
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
deep inside; innermost place
place; situation; position; location
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)