kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
fixed interval; fixed period
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
yearned for; longed for; missed
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
covered in mud; mud-caked
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to polish up; to shine up
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
technique; art; skill; move
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass