somehow; somewhat; seemingly
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
number of words; vocality
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
(arriving at the) final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); (reaching the) end of the line
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
like this; in this way; as you see
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
magician; conjurer; illusionist
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
affable; sociable; friendly
everybody; every last one of them; all
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
attacking method; attacking strategy
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
ancient Japanese martial arts
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)