each individual; each person
physical strength; muscle strength
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
stopping at; going no further than
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
pupil; disciple; follower
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
traveling throughout the country (travelling)
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
dead person; deceased person
level ground; horizon; field of view
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
on business; for business; business purpose
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
sword; blade; single stroke
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to have confidence in one's own abilities
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up