sword skills; swordsmanship
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at least; at most; (even) just
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
murder; homicide; manslaughter
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in case of; at that time; at this time
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
headquarters; head office; main office
outside of; not covered by
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
way out; means to escape; escape route
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to be the ruin of (a person)
pupil; student; schoolchild
attendance (at school); going to school
boarding house; school dormitory
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
number of persons; personnel
one way or the other; either way
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up