fencing; art of wielding swords
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
your body; your health; yourself; you
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to that degree; to that extent; that much
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
you; (arch.) your residence
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part