to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
several people; a few people
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
cherry (tree; esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
samurai; warrior; military family
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
way of asking; way of listening; listener
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
aptitude; aptness; suitability
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)