proverbs

Question 1

rei ni hajimari, rei ni owaru

Answer 1

begin with a bow/etiquette, end with a bow/etiquette

Question 2

go no sen

Answer 2

reactive response to an attack

Question 2

sen no sen

Answer 2

response in time with an attack

Question 3

sen sen no sen

Answer 3

response before an attack

Question 4

satsujin ken

Answer 4

sword that takes life

Question 5

setsunin to

Answer 5

sword that takes life

Question 6

katsujin ken

Answer 6

sword that preserves life

Question 7

shu, ha, ri

Answer 7

stages of learning:
obey/defend/protect/guard,
break/rip/destroy,
detach/separation/disjoin

Question 8

katte kabuto no o wo shimeyo

Answer 8

after winning (the battle) keep the strap of your helmet fastened. (attributed to tokugawa ieyasu at the battle of sekigahara)

Question 9

katsu hayabi

Answer 9

victory at the speed of light

Question 10

masakatsu agatsu

Answer 10

true victory is self-victory

Question 11

yamabiko no michi

Answer 11

the way of the mountain echo

Question 12

narau yori narero

Answer 12

experience is better than instruction

Question 12

shichi korobi ya oki

Answer 12

fall seven times, rise eight times

Question 13

ichi go ichi e

Answer 13

once in a lifetime

Question 14

wakai toki ni nagasanakatta ase wa oite kara namida ni naru

Answer 14

the sweat that is not shed when you are young turns into tears when you are old. (katsuya nomura, baseball player, 7/29/1935-2/11/2020)