teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
armory; armoury; ordnance department
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
crescent moon; young moon
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
bipartite; in two parts; double
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
a few seconds; several seconds
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
being all smiles with joy
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity