to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
pickling in vinegar; vinegar pickles
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
why; how; for what reason
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to move around; to move about; to get around
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
judgment; judgement; discernment
emotional strength; force of will
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
disorder; disturbance; unrest
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to well up; to burst; to arise
shout of victory; cry of triumph
division by 1000; one-thousandth
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
grip (of hand); grip strength
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
self-discipline; self-improvement
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
being left out; being ostracized
unexpectedly; surprisingly