participation; joining; entry
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
striking with the back of the sword
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
curiosity; inquisitiveness
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
Tao; Dao; fundamental principle of the universe (in Taoism)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to pretend; to act (as if)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
as a child; when one was a child
practice; practising; training; study
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to make merry; to be festive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
belligerence; fighting spirit
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance