to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
armor and helmet (armour)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
black lustre; black luster
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
also known as; also called
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
submission; return to allegiance
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality