relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
near; nearby; not far off
skill; dexterity; proficiency
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
way of the sword; swordsmanship
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to assemble; to set up; to construct
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
puddle of blood; pool of blood
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
recognition; acquaintance
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning