club activities; extracurricular activities
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
blow; shock; strike; batting
to drop; to let fall; to omit
each place; various places
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
what kind of business; what sort of matter
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to have a meal; to take a meal
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
episode; anecdote; vignette
to attack; to assault; to assail
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room