to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
of tender years; very young
both hands; both arms; ten
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be opposite; to face each other
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
beginning; outset; first; onset
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
first generation; founder
admonitory speech; words of admonition
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
in that way; thus; so; so?
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
for the first time in one's life
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
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
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be found; to be discovered
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change