indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
one's post; place of work; workplace
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
study of foreign languages; linguistics
sentence structure; grammatical construction; syntax
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
practice; practising; training; study
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
peeping at (without permission)
one bow; one salute; one greeting
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
clearing one's throat; cough
pending question; unresolved problem
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
butterfly net; net for catching insects
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
(already) known; established
(social) class; rank; grade