practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
practice; practising; training; study
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
professor; teaching; instruction
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
both; both sides; both parties
you could say; you might say; verging on the
distinction; differentiation; classification
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
way of speaking; intimation
unanticipated; unexpected
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
back off!; leave me alone!
senior high school student
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
ultimate; final; last; eventual
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow