as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to make a speech; to address
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
acting according to one's inclinations
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
interference; intervention; meddling
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
a short while ago; already
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to serve; to work for; to attend
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
mediator; manager; caretaker
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute