custom; habit; customary practice
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
standing; reserve; always having ready
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
and then; and so; and; so then
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
we have a result!; game over!; match!
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
mental; spiritual; emotional
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining