to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
society; the world; the times
news; word; tidings; omen
main temple building; nave
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to attempt; to test; to try out
at that time; in those days
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
technique; art; skill; move
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)