drawing a sword; drawn sword
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
one revolution; one rotation
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
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)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
while; during; performed in this condition
older sister; lass; young lady
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(not) even once; (not) ever
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
scope; valid range; coverage
in the meanwhile; during the time
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless