to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
immediate follower (of the shogun)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
succession to another's professional name
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to do together; to share; to participate in
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to leap back; to jump back
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
cracks or fissures in the ground
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to have an eye on; to zero in on
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
remarkable; striking; obvious
price; cost; value; worth; value