to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
in case of; at that time; at this time
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
remains; corpse; (dead) body
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to be softened; to calm down
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
secret technique; secret art
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
palm heel; heel of the palm
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
belief; faith; conviction
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell