(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to become clear; to be made public
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
condition; situation; prospects
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
personification; impersonation; embodiment
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
simply put; putting it simply
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
living up to (one's, its) reputation
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist