to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
offense and defense; offence and defence
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to temper thoroughly; to train well
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
sword skills; swordsmanship
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
master; teacher; stable master
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example