to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
hard to choose between (because both are excellent); equally matched; of comparable quality
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
draw (in competition); tie game
to fight each other; to clash
sound of a blade (swishing through the air, clashing, etc.)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
with a start; with a jump
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
both (people); the two of them
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to fight with swords; to cross swords
drunkenness; intoxication
(lower) jaw; chin; mentum; chatterbox
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast