willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
(giving) instruction; initiation
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
strength; power; proficiency; ability
way of the sword; swordsmanship
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse