(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
results; record; grades; marks
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
such; like that; that sort of; very
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
sword skills; swordsmanship
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
that's true; of course; obviously
you (plural); all of you; you all
than; from; out of; except; but; more
training; drill; practice; discipline
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
student (esp. a university student)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
I see; that's right; indeed
now that you say that; now that you mention it
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
selection; choice; picking out
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie