agreement; assent; Norway
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
inattention; absent-mindedness
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
another thing; exception; special case
wish; desire; ambition; choice
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
blood relationship; blood relative
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
several sheets (flat objects)
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
to say; to tell; to state; to do
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
one's way (ahead); one's path
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank