arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
to be splendid; to be superb
criterion (criteria) for selection
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
one's left hand; (lit.) bow hand
noble; lofty; high-minded
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
a little bit; a little while
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
individual match; single game
team competition; team game
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
martial arts; military arts; Bushido