to step forward; to volunteer
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
being too late; losing one's final chance
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
absence; disregard; indifference
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
unexpectedly; surprisingly
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
single word; a few words; brief comment
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
raging fire; conflagration
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to feel a chill run down one's spine
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient