appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
administration (of medicine)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
in that way; like that; that way
training; practice; practising; cultivation
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
directly opposite; right in front
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
hand used like a sword in striking
classical form of martial art
throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
soldier; tactician; strategist
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
right angle; perpendicular
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish