to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
electrically powered; electric
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
one step below (in skill, ability, etc.); a cut below; right underneath
karate practitioner; karateka
as many (people) as possible
hand used like a sword in striking
protector (e.g. chest); guard
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
natto (fermented soybeans)
to pass on an order; to pass the word
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
to cause to swell; to inflame
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
heaps of corpses all around
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
being too late; losing one's final chance
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary
water and the Moon; the Moon reflected on the water; solar plexus (as a pressure point in martial arts)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way