careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
shoji (paper sliding door)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
one thin flat object; one sheet
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu (iaido style)
old sword fighting; sword drawing style or school from Shizuoka prefecture
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
sickle and chain (weapon)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to differ depending on ...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total