upper half of the body; upper body
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
end of war; cessation of hostilities
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
number of (large) animals
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
four (long cylindrical things)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
piece; fragment; one (object)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
ejection (of spent shell casings)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)