knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
experiment; experimentation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
surrounding at a distance
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
a little bit; a little while
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
sword skills; swordsmanship
to order; to command; to appoint
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
sword strike; sword slash
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
trunk (of the body); soma
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict