courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
pressurization; pressurisation
penetration; permeation; transmission
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
fragrance of flowers; scent of flowers; flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
bated breath; being cowed into silence
gradually; little by little; step by step
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
taolu (Chinese martial arts forms); martial arts routine
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
after all; in the end; in short; atyanta (absoluteness)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
chief; main; principal; important
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
flake; thin slice; thin layer; lamina; lamella; leaf
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light