wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
difference; variation; difference
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
also known as; also called
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
nata de coco; coconut gel
famous sword; excellent sword
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
serious look (on one's face); straight face
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to thrust before; to thrust at
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
police; police officer; police station
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up