sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to rush (one's opponent) from below with arms folded; to perform kachiage
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to pierce through; to break through
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
useless resistance; vain struggle
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)