landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
they; those guys; those fellows
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
distinctive; characteristic
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to serve; to work for; to attend
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
black lustre; black luster
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
melancholy; gloom; depression
to try to do; to attempt to do
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
training; drill; practice; discipline
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
sword skills; swordsmanship
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)