muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
notice; attention; observation
acrobatics; risky undertaking
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
newly forged sword; sword made after the year 1615
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
latest (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
narrow; thin (sized); slender
ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
knowing; (an) acquaintance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to know (a person); to think
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny