to blunt; to dull; to weaken
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
classification; categorization; sorting
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
nothing; nil; naught; nought
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
summoning spirits; calling down spirits; spirit evocation; communing with spirits; communicating with the dead; spiritualism
to approach the finale; to come to a close
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
mineral vein; underground water channel
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
how others look at you; what others think about you
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion