appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
sword skills; swordsmanship
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
group; bunch; crowd; group
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to brandish; to flash; to display
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
throw; throwing; throwing event
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
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 swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance