training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
region; limits; stage; level
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
one cause; one reason; one factor
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
sweeping sideways; mowing down
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
trunk (of the body); soma
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
superficial; half-hearted; shallow