idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
fifth day of the month; five days
evening; early night hours
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
physical education; PE; gym (class)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
standing; regular; permanent
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)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
randori (freestyle judo training)
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening