lineage; pedigree; family line
belief; faith; conviction
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
favorite; favourite; habitually used
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
question; inquiry; enquiry
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
unfortunately; regrettably
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
characteristic; feature; special quality
ability; performance; efficiency
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit