attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
doing as one is told; yes-man
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
perception; sensing; noticing
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
ultimate; final; last; eventual
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
by sheer strength; by brute force
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
school building; schoolhouse
martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)
joining a club as a trial
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)