long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
head; brains; intelligence
finish; end; completion; result
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to give directions; to issue instructions
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
good; goodness; right; virtue
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be in complete attendance
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
opposite; reverse; contrary