to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
gazing at (in wonderment)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
secret technique; secret art
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
is something that; is that which
whichever one chooses; either way
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
true state; actual condition; reality
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier