bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to apologize; to apologise
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
young master; young gentleman
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
risky; dangerous; insecure
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
fear; dread; fright; willies
disciple; pupil; follower
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
training partner; training hall (esp. one made of wooden planks and used for dancing practice)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey