sword; blade; single stroke
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
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 be needed; to be wanted
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
the same style; same school; common origin
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
instant; moment; for an instant
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
in its entirety; whole; wholly
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health