present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
drama; theatre; theater; play
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
magic; sorcery; incantation
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
direct descent; direct line
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress; blackberry lily (Belamcanda Chinensis); leopard lily; leopard flower
entertainment; amusement; fun
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
all parts; various parts; every department
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
mimicking sitting in a chair; air chair; wall sit; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap