average; mean; balance; equilibrium
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
than; other than; except; but
human pillar; human sacrifice
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
soldier; combatant; warrior
imperial court; royal court
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
technical skill; ability; capacity
everyday life; daily life
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
classical form of martial art
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
weight (for scales); counterweight
throw; throwing; throwing event
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
body; physical system; (the) person
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling