correction; rectification; mending; repair
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
end of life; death; breathing one's last
victim; injured party; sufferer
another time; some other time
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
lightly; easily; carelessly
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
sword; blade; single stroke
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
way; method; means; resource; course
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
sportswear; sports clothes