branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
custom; habit; customary practice
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
standing; reserve; always having ready
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
and then; and so; and; so then
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
we have a result!; game over!; match!
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
mental; spiritual; emotional
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique