understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
technique; art; skill; move
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
sword skills; swordsmanship
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)
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to erase all trace of something
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
on countless occasions; many a time
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
ago; since; before; previous
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
attack; assault; attempt; try
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to intend; to be sure that
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment