Vocabulary

female martial artist (Edo period); female martial arts instructor

killing of a commoner by a samurai as punishment for disrespectful conduct

loyal heart; loyalty; devotion; fidelity

straining; tensing up; putting strength into (one's body)

outer castle; outer fortification (surrounding the main castle)

inner castle; main keep; innermost enclosure of a castle

Hua Jin; technique in Chinese martial arts of absorbing or redirecting an opponent's attack

sakadane; yeast grown on rice kōji used as a fermentation starter

quick pace; fast tempo; rapid progress

swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)

Chinese ship

brawler; ruffian; thug

leader of a special attack unit (esp. kamikaze units in WWII)

brawl; fistfight; beating each other up

strapless bra

stun grenade; flashbang; flash bomb

occlusal force; biting force; bite force

ideological slant; aspect of thought; intellectual character

e (constant: 2.71828...); Euler's number; Napier's constant

payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment

staying at home all day (without employment); guarding one's home

Euler's number; e (constant: 2.71828...)

ghoul; corpse-eating demon

4.5 by 6 cm film format; semi-Brownie film format

cervical sprain; whiplash

antebrachial bone; forearm bone

middle phalanx

proximal phalanx

extreme situation; extreme circumstances; limit situation

sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening

(one's) beloved son

western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus); western horned tragopan

having bruises all over one's body; multiple contusions; full-body bruising

sixth man (in basketball)

sleeping face down; sleeping on one's stomach; sleeping in a prone position

TV documentary programs following police on duty

bare knuckles (esp. in boxing); being barehanded

Cabot's tragopan (Tragopan caboti); Chinese tragopan; yellow-bellied tragopan

T-bone steak

bone lengthening; distraction osteogenesis