back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
as you know; as you are aware
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
translational equivalent; equivalent word in translation
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
while; during (the time when)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to fight with swords; to cross swords
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
sword skills; swordsmanship
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
dictation; verbal statement
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
together; mutually; fellow