obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
hand used like a sword in striking
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
second (unit of time); arc second
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to temper thoroughly; to train well
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)