to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
enumeration; citation; listing
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
life; living; I; me; student
to head home; to leave for home
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
practice sword; fake sword
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
operation scar; scar from an operation
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to run about; to rush about
to escape from; to get out
process; course; mechanism
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
even more; still more; further
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
one's own child; one's own children
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to step firmly; to harden by treading