(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
front; frontage; facade; main
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
sword skills; swordsmanship
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
like this; this sort; this way
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
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)
to fight with swords; to cross swords
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
short pause; short interval
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
with a momentary flash of light
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization