guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
sanity; consciousness; soberness
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to exhaust all one's options
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
how can (one) do something
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
doing as one is told; yes-man
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
if so; in that case; then
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off