school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to become settled; to be fixed
control; check; restraint; inhibition
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
(opening of a) wound; cut
vitality; (one's) life force
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
striking with the back of the sword
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for