hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
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)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to have time free; to have time to spare
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
defense; defence; defensive preparations
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
job; work; duties; trade; skill
loose and disheveled hair
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
direct descent; direct line
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...