training; drill; practice; discipline
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to shave off; to scrape off
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to unfold; to unroll; to open
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill