association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
above-mentioned; above-stated; aforementioned; aforesaid
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
classical form of martial art
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
conduct; behavior; behaviour
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
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
great swordsman; master fencer
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
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
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
indescribable; having no way to express
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
ancient Japanese martial arts