unbroken; endless; continuous
every person; each one; everybody
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity
image; figure; figure; form; image
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
standing tall; towering; soaring
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
edge; edge face; end face
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
special training; intensive training; crash course
to have meaning; to be meaningful
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
even without doing; even without being
spiritually rich; good for the soul
to subsist; to keep on living
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
difference; discrepancy; variation
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less