simple honesty; tactless frankness
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
composite; combined; complex
comma; decimal point; radix point
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
characteristic; feature; special quality
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
styptic; stopping of bleeding