to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
health; healthy; sound; fit
art of self-defense (defence)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
technique; art; skill; move
tool; implement; means; furniture
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
although I say; although one might say; although called
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
long ago; previous; of a former age
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
student (esp. a university student)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
even so; anyhow; at any rate