losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
light; easy; non-serious; minor
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
as expected; as predicted
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
inconsistency between one's words and actions; insincerity; saying one thing and doing another
separation; farewell; parting
to make up one's mind; to be determined
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to well up; to burst; to arise
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level