to base something on; to make something the basis
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
first; first base; first baseman; fast
gentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to blaze; to burn brightly
acceleration; speeding up
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
sweeping sideways; mowing down
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
natural laws; rule of heaven
God and man; heaven and man
unification; union; oneness
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
step; stride; counter for steps
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
but; however; even though; even if
catching fire (from next door); spreading fire
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out