technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to become possible; to become able to (do)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
nervousness; oversensitivity
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease