samue; monk's working clothes
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
behavior; behaviour; manner
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
classical form of martial art
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
practice; practising; training; study
to call together; to convene
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
youthful; young; young-looking
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
ascetic monk; trainee monk
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
sitting with one knee drawn up
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
preceding paragraph; first part
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords