nonchalant air; unruffled air
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
senior high school; high school
club activities; extracurricular activities
prickling; stinging; tingling
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to crouch; to squat; to cower
blow; shock; strike; batting
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to drop; to let fall; to omit
each place; various places
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
what kind of business; what sort of matter
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say