possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
to pluck; to pick; to tear
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
air-permeability; breathability
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
scene; view; prospect; outlook
look!; there!; here!; that is
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
on hand; readily available
wonton (Chinese dumpling); won ton; wantan; wanton; wuntun
novel; original; new; innovative
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)