to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
longed-for; anxiously awaited
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
arriving at the same moment
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
famous sword; excellent sword
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
looking away; looking aside
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
ten (long cylindrical things)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
ancestor; forefather; foremother
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat