to put one's strength into
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
soldier; combatant; warrior
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to make a person's blood run cold
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to step over or across; to overcome
long (time that has passed); old (story)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
sphere; circle; range; category
coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
deed; act; work; performance
visual confirmation; sighting
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to show up; to appear; to turn up