degeneration; retrogression
have to do; must; should; ought to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
keeping in mind; taking note of; remembering; taking to heart
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
flawless; absolute perfection
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
offense and defense; offence and defence
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
scaffold constructor; steeplejack
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to sustain a serious wound
to do thoroughly; to check through and through
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
children's song; nursery rhyme
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity
internal combustion engine
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
sword skills; swordsmanship