serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to leap back; to jump back
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
go that far; to that extent
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to approach; to draw near
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
cannot be compared with; no match for
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
adds force or indicates command
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
while alive; during one's lifetime
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
classical form of martial art
senior high school; high school
club activities; extracurricular activities
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
head; brains; intellect; understanding
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
as (for); for; in the capacity of