(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
sobering up; method of sobering up
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
great swordsman; master fencer
to face on; to look out on to
to encamp; to take up positions
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to be talented; to be able
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
meditation; contemplation
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to hang (something) on the wall
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
control; check; restraint; inhibition
rare; uncommon; not often seen
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
offense and defense; offence and defence
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
blow; shock; strike; batting
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
resolute; determined; bold
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji