structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
personality; style; appearance
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
how ...!; what ...!; what?; what's that?
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
middle period; medium-term
running away; escaping on foot
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
something like ...; something called ...
tip of a sword; point of a sword
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
outer edge of the foot (from little toe to heel) (karate)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
backward somersault; backward roll
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread