calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
suffix for familiar person
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
great swordsman; master fencer
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
literally; to the letter; literal
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda