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one win; one victory

2

training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement

1

pluralizing suffix

2

mishearing

1

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

8

holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)

7

petition

1

bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword

14

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

2

dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

4

thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content

1

combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques

1

hand used like a sword in striking

1

classical form of martial art

3

throwing technique; throw

1

loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)

2

complete prohibition

1

moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

calmly; coolly; primly

1

soldier; tactician; strategist

1

with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

1

right angle

3

footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)

1

large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting

1

practice; training

2

first-aid kit

3

strike (kendo)

2

continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment

2

don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought

1

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

3

stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

1

prefectural tournament

4

champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder

1

national convention; national competition; national athletic meet

2

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

9

wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

2

semifinal

1

stingy; cheap; very frugal

1

Buddhist mortuary tablet

2

championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round

2

crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match

2

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

3

venue (for judo, kendo, etc.); (boxing) ring

2

opposite side; other side; other party

1

forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul

1

swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing

1

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach

2