eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
half the body; half length
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle
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)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
famous sword; excellent sword
Heike family; Taira family
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
very young; little; childish; immature
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
to leave this world; to die
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer