such ... as; or some such
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to be a matter of life or death
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
at a young age; while still young
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)