bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
great stature; large build
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please; somehow or other; one way or another
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
condition; figure; appearance; voice
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
counter for helmets, etc.
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
complete change; about-face
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to rank next to; to come after
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)