kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
ring; playing field; stadium
to watch for an unguarded moment
being declared the winner of a bout
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
centre of a prefecture; heart of a prefecture
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
celebration; congratulations
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
simple and clear; plain and simple
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
last ray of hope; only hope
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
mediator; manager; caretaker
squad leader; group leader; team leader