circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
one revolution; one rotation
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
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
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
manners; courtesy; etiquette
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
recovery; undoing; recall
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
visual confirmation; sighting
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
too much; excessively; too
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance