incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
literally; to the letter; literal
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
consists of; comprises; is made up of
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
information; news; report; reward; retribution
running as fast as one can
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
length (of an animal); body length
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
two equal parts; exactly two parts