to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
serial number; consecutive number
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
true character; real nature
training (animals); breaking (animals)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
in the meanwhile; during the time
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
totally willing; fully motivated
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
both hands; both arms; ten
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
directly opposite; right in front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to blow off; to be blown off
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)