understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
pupil; disciple; follower
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
traveling throughout the country (travelling)
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
dead person; deceased person
level ground; horizon; field of view
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to die on the battlefield
business (engagement); commercial use; business use
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to have confidence in one's own abilities
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
sword; blade; single stroke
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
economical; comparatively cheap
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display