compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to change completely; to change suddenly
the way one works; one's working manner
competing companies; rival companies
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
while moving; on the move
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
easy to read; legible; clear
human relations; humanity
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
placing three fingers of each hand on the floor (while bowing respectfully); (lit.) three fingers (specifically the thumb, index finger and middle finger)
maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
worthy of special mention
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
economical; efficient; lean; compact
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
old sword fighting; sword drawing style or school from Shizuoka prefecture
system; organization; organisation; architecture
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)