lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
sword; blade; single stroke
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
going straight on; going straight ahead
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to degenerate; to lapse into
last position; previous job; predecessor
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to be dead; to be lifeless
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
penalty; sentence; punishment
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
preface; foreword; introduction
jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata)
to intertwine; to twist together
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be born; to come into this world
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
striking technique performed at a distance from one's opponent
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
regarding highly; attaching importance to
short distance; short range; short-haul
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
(small) stone; rock; pebble
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
second; number two; runner-up
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
per-capita division; division according to the number of people