brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
equality; impartiality; evenness
to give; to do (something) for
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
this (very thing); this precisely
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
professor; teaching; instruction
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sword skills; swordsmanship