piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
a few years ago; some years back
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to pass (of time); to elapse
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
our country; our land; one's own country
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
acceleration; speeding up
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice