violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
precision instrument or machine
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
advance; moving forward; progress
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to have a chill run down one's spine
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to need; to demand; to take; to require
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to need; to call for; to require
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
deed; act; work; performance
to do someone in; to bump someone off
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region