training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to approach; to draw near
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
interested person; volunteer; supporter
audience with a person of high rank
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
there being no use in arguing (about it); being stone-deaf to someone's appeals
to push aside; to brush aside
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to smile (at); to grin (at)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pretext; pretense; pretence
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
pale; pallid; bluish-white
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation