kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
striking with the back of the sword
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
man; male; masculine gender
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
power; might; authority; influence
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
lower region; lower part; region below
to put one's strength into
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
scattering (in all directions)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)