tension; mental strain; nervousness
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
practice; practising; experience
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up