school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
sword; blade; single stroke
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
revelatory dream; revelation; a vision
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
almost every day; almost daily
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
sitting upright (properly)
state of complete self-effacement; trance
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
your body; your health; yourself; you
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other
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
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark