readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
acceleration; speeding up
the very best; excellent; superb
each place; various places
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
attack; assault; attempt; try
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
time; hour; period; class
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade