kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to change completely; to change suddenly
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
item; article; dish; course; finest item
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
story; tale; talk; discussion
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
extinction; annihilation; destruction
forcibly; by force; against one's will
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it