pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
greenish gray; greenish grey
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
long (time that has passed); old (story)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
historical play; period drama
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
it's been a long time; long time no see
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
job; work; duties; trade; skill
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
business; work; operations; service; duties
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
going around; patrol; round; tour
schedule; program; calendar
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to be born; to come into the world
master swordsman; skilled fencer
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)