to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
genuine article; real thing; real deal
chapter one; first chapter
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
leader; guide; mentor; coach
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
practice; practising; training; study
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)