bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
padded spear (for practice)
sickle and chain (weapon)
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
overanxiety; needless worry
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
goodness; excellence; virtue
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
magistrate; shogunate administrator
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
chastity; virtue; fidelity
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
strong-willed; volitional
practical; realistic; pragmatic
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
naturalization; naturalisation
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule