worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
productive; constructive; meaningful
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to badger; to pester; to beg
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; underhand pass with clasped hands (volleyball)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
free time; time at leisure
cut; reduction; curtailment
it seems so; that's what it looks like
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
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)
dullard; indecisive person
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
leaving everything up to someone else
utmost limits; extremity; limit
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap