hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
tool; implement; means; furniture
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to have meaning; to be meaningful
blunder; slip; error; error
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
how; in what way; by what means
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
manners; courtesy; etiquette
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
busy; having no (free) time
continuation; succession; series
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
dull sound; muffled sound
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
core; tang (of a sword, etc.); middle of a nest of boxes
to reach; to get to; to arrive at