to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
selection; choice; picking out
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of 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
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 kill one's enemy (opponent)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
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
to exhaust all one's options
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
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 joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
gift; boon; (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