parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
practice; practising; training; study
to change (one's clothes)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
early on; earlier on; from early
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to distract a person's attention
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
kakari geiko; training performed by an attacker and a defender
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
offense; offence; method of attack
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to become inverted; to become reversed
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
training by two participants of the same skill level (kendo); general training involving all six types (kendo)
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant