better than nothing; better than none at all
practice; practising; training; study
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
classical form of martial art
not worth doing; waste of effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
technical; technological; practical
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
by your leave; with your permission
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
even if not; even without
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
your daughter; young woman
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to straighten up; to sit upright
natural virtue; personal virtue
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
companion; follower; attendant; retinue