somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
quick work; (clever) feat
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
instant; moment; for an instant
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard