difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
distant look; faraway look
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
then; well; so; well then
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
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)
very young; little; childish; immature
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
self-defense; self-defence
technique; art; skill; move
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
decision; determination; resolution
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
10th day of the month; ten days
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present