(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
drawing a sword; drawn sword
pupil; disciple; follower
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
summer festival; summer matsuri
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); (issuing a) certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
full length; total length; overall length
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo-period silver coin worth between 1/50th and 1/80th of a ryō
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
moment (of time); instant; opportunity; chance; moment
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
personal delivery; handing over in person
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to cut downward; to slash downward
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
sword; blade; single stroke
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up