kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
suffix for familiar person
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
while; during; while; although; all; both
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour