a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
voluntary; optional; free; elective
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
opposite side; opposition
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
back and front; opposition in the heart
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
sword; blade; single stroke
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
flat part on the top of the cranium
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign
second; number two; runner-up
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
sword skills; swordsmanship
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to kill; to defeat; to beat
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
chair; stool; post; office; position
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing