to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
offensive camp; team at bat
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
powerful family; powerful clan
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
drawing a sword; drawn sword
pupil; disciple; follower
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
just above; right overhead
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess