to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
arrangement of stones in a garden
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
someone; unknown person; I; me
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
still; even now; to this day
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
each individual; each person
physical strength; muscle strength
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
class system; caste system; hierarchical system