(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to kill; to defeat; to beat
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
ornament; dead body used to test a blade; unlicensed prostitute who always works out of the same cathouse
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
polish; grinding; sharpening
grandfather; male senior-citizen
hokora; small wayside shrine
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)