to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
right to choose; a say; option
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
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)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
third day of the month; three days
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
time; season; period; phase; stage
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to perceive; to understand
Island; insula; island; islet
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
firm; strong; solid; stable
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
bluff; false show of power; bold front