to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
freely; frankly; without reserve
to gain fame; to make one's name
master swordsman; skilled fencer
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
Tokugawa Ienari (1773.11.18-1841.2.20), Shougun 1786-1837
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
drift (of an airplane or boat, etc.); leeway; windage
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
disciple; pupil; follower
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
martial arts school situated in a town
technique; art; skill; move
ordinary person; unenlightened person
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
each individual; each person
physical strength; muscle strength
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
stopping at; going no further than
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten