deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
drawing a sword; drawn sword
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pupil; disciple; follower
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
practice; practising; training; study
form; shape; figure; visage
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)