training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
martial arts area (within a school, gym, etc.)
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
satellite city; satellite town
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to be muddy; to be slushy
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
intersection on a go board
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
inner citadel; core; center; centre
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
air of luxury; high class feel
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to hide; to conceal oneself