self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
meal set before one; women's advances
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
mouth of a (sword) sheath
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
sword; blade; single stroke
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
what is called; what they call; so-called
forking the rook while checking the king
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
not yet known; unknown; strange
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
classical form of martial art
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
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)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
specialization; specialisation
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
Japanese person; Japanese people
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell