omen; sign; notice; indication
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
interruption; suspension; break
running water; flowing water; stream
sweeping sideways; mowing down
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
four (long cylindrical things)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
use; utility; effect; benefit
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
steel; sword steel; sword
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
prompt; immediate; in real time
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
using all one's strength; using all one's might
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)