one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
fat (of meat); fatty meat
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
one's first campaign; one's first battle
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)
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
cesspool; sink; manure sink
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
unveiling; debut; introduction
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
fat; tallow; lard; grease
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment