(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
such; like that; that sort of; very
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to face; to go towards; to head towards
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
illegitimate child; secret love child
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
absolutely; positively; decidedly
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching