to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to tear up and throw away
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
layout map; block plan; layout plan
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
stairs; stairway; staircase
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
more than usual (usu. time)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tachibana Muneshige (1569?-1643.1.15)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
huge rock; massive boulder
Houzouin Inshun (1587-1648)
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
helmet dome; bowl of a helmet; protective iron plate worn on a headband
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)