to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be wanted
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
directionality; directivity
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
sphere; counter for balls
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
one-by-one; separately; in detail
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
freely; right and left; as one pleases
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect