until now; so far; up to the present
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
in that way; thus; so; so?
sword skills; swordsmanship
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
form; shape; figure; visage
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
such; like that; that sort of; very
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
these guys; these fellows
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
and yet; though; when; in spite of
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in succession; one after another
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
two persons; two people; pair; couple
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
while; during; while; although; all; both
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place