to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress; blackberry lily (Belamcanda Chinensis); leopard lily; leopard flower
entertainment; amusement; fun
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
all parts; various parts; every department
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
air chair; wall sit; exercise mimicking sitting in a chair; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman