4-1

ITTO NI FUSU KISHIN
defeat a fierce god with a single stroke of sword
4-2

ITTO RYODAN
act decisively as a sword cutting through at one blow
4-3

KEIZOKU WA CHIKARANARI
continuation is power
4-4

SHIPPU DOTO
change quickly like a raging gale and wave
4-5

SHINKIRYOKU ICCHI
unification of mind, power and will
4-6

HAJA KENSEI
eliminate the distracted mind and the heart will be justified
4-7

MUNEN MUSO
free from all distracting thoughts
4-8

MEIKYO SHISHUI
state of clear, quiet mind as a mirror-like surface of the water
4-9

KOUUN RYUSUI
being unaffected like floating clouds and flowing water
4-10

ONKO CHISHIN
discover a new by rediscovering an old
4-11

SHINGI ICHIJO
unification of mind and skill
4-12

BUNBU FUKI
skilled in both the pen and the sword
4-13

BUJI KORE KIJIN NARI
doing the best on anything without thinking too much
4-14

SHISHIN HOSHIN
state of both released mind and focused mind
4-15

RISSHI SENKO OU
follow your resolution everlasting
4-16

CHOTAN ICHIMI
a long sword and a short sword are equal.
4-17

HEIJOSHIN KODO
presence of mind brings the way of everything
4-18

NAGARERU MIZU SAKI ARASOWAZU
being steady-going like a flowing water
4-19

RIJI ICCHI
unification of the nature's law and matter
4-20

IKI SHOTEN
great determination as if the will strikes sky
4-21

ICHII SENSIN
being completely absorbed
4-22

ICHININ TOSEN
a man with a power as great as one thousand men
4-23

ICHINEN TSUTEN
strong desire can reach out to heaven
4-26

SEISEI DODO
being fair and square
4-27

SENTE HISSHO
an initial move brings an ultimate victory
4-28

TANDAI SHINSHO
being bold and courageous with scrupulous attention
4-29

CHIGYO GOUITSU
words and deeds must match
4-30

TESSHIN SEKICHO
mind as strong as stone and will as strong as steel
4-31

FUGYO FUKUTSU
being unconquerable by any difficulties
4-32

JIGO FUSOKU
keep making efforts without neglecting
4-33

ISSHO KENMEI
being dead serious
4-34

ISSHO KENMEI
being dead serious
4-35

ISSHO KENMEI
a swordman for life
4-36

SEISHIN OKI
pure heart with full of will
4-37

KENKON ITTEI
staking on a great challenge
4-38

KENNIN FUBATSU
indomitable spirit
4-39

ISSHIN FURAN
being completely absorbed
4-40

KIKENTAI ICCHI
unification of a sword, mind and body
4-41

KENKAN KAIDO
a sword and sweats opens a way
4-42

KOKEN CHIAI
friendship after a match
4-43

SANSHI SUIMEI
outstanding natural beauty
4-44

SESSA TAKUMA
striving hard for completion as if a raw stone is polished to a jade
4-45

HYAKUSEN RENMA
totally invincible
4-46

HYAKUREN JITOKU
doing repeatedly until realizing completely
4-47

ICHIGEKI HISSATSU
single deadly blow
4-48

MICHIWA SHIZEN NI NOTTORU
a way(of anything) is in accordance with nature as the greatest example
4-49

FU RIN KA ZAN
Move as swift as a wind, stay as silent as forest, attack fierce like fire, unmovable defence like a mountain
4-51

KEITEN AIJIN
respect heaven and love human
4-52

ZUISHO SHUTONAREBA RISSHO MINA SHINNARI
regardless of any circumstances, the truth can be found as long as one tries to live to the utmost
4-54

RENMA FUKUTSU
always dicipline oneself and never give up
4-55

ROKAN SHIN'E
your fruitful success is not only the result of your effort but derived from those around you who keep supporting. Always thank others
4-56

KOIN ATARA
Alas, time flies
4-57

ICHIKEN KORE TSURANUKU
carrying out with one single sword
4-58

SOKUTEN KYOSHI
transcend the oneself and become one with the universe
4-59

DAI KYO SOKU KEI
big, strong, fast and light
4-60

CHOTAN YUREN
training one thousand time in the morning and ten thousand time in the evening
4-61

IFU DODO
being diginified
4-62

TENTEKI SENSEKI
even a drop of water can drill a stone
4-63

FUSHAKU SHINMYO
sacrificing one's life to accomplish its resolution
4-64

HYAKKA RYORAN
a profusion of flowers
4-65

BUNBU RYODO
skilled in both the pen and the sword
4-66

GYOKUREN FUDAN
even a drop of water can dig a big hole through a rock
4-67

KOKKI FUKUREI
controlling oneself and keeping courtesy
4-68

ZETTEI KII
a dream come true if not giving it up
4-69

SHISHI FUNJIN
intensely act like a lion
4-70

ICHIGEKI FUNSAI
smash into pieces with single stroke
4-71

ICHIGO ICHIE
always meet anyone as once-in-a-lifetime chance
4-72

ISSEN ISSEN
fighting a battle in flash
4-73

SEIGAN SOKUSHIN
holding one's sword with its tip pointed at one's opponent's eyes as it goes
4-75

GARYU TENSEI
a finishing touche that set off the whole work to advantage
4-76

KISHIN MO KOREWO SAKU
anything can be overcome with firm confidence and determination
4-77

SHINTO MEKKYAKU
free from all distracting thoughts as if there were no head or mind
4-78

SHOSHI KANTETSU
carrying out one's original intention
4-79

ISSEN HISSHO
once fighting, always win
4-80

ISSHIN FURAN
being completely absorbed
4-81

KOKEN CHIAI
friendship after a match
4-82

FU RIN KA ZAN
Move as swift as a wind, stay as silent as forest, attack fierce like fire, unmovable defence like a mountain
4-83

SHICHITEN HAKKI
if falls 7-time, get up 8-time
4-84

KOKKI FUKUTSU
self-denial with an indomitable spirit
4-85

YUMO KAKAN
dauntless and determined
4-86

TENKA MUSO
incomparable in the world
4-87

ITSUMOTTE KOREWO TSURANUKU
unchanging from the beginning to the end
4-88

KEN WA KOKORO NARI
a sword is my heart