pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
speaking voice; talking voice
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
training room (hall); gymnasium
several people; a few people
personal guidance; tutoring
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
along; parallel to; in accordance with
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to repeat; to do over again
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
as before; as ever; as it was originally
practice; practising; training; study
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)