to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
affected part; diseased part; wound
performing a surgical operation
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
parental love; parental affection
natural virtue; personal virtue
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
wickedness; evil; wicked person
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
hard worker; hardworking person
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in a day; in a brief space of time
result of one's blood, sweat, and tears; fruits of one's labour
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)