defense; defence; safeguard; protection
conduct; behavior; behaviour
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
rational; reasonable; logical
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
great swordsman; master fencer
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
junior high school student; middle school pupil
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
indescribable; having no way to express
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)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild