extra-large (clothing size); XL
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
technique; art; skill; move
warp; curvature; curve; arch
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
physical strength; muscle strength
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
left side; left-hand side
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
in comparison to; rather than
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash