to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
one's emotional state; one's mood; human interest; kindness; simple-heartedness
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
famous sword; excellent sword
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
lower half of the body; nether parts
general idea; concept; notion
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)