top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
dark night; moonless night
flash (of light); glint; schiller
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
beyond that point; after that
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
-less; lacking; non-existing
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
third stage; three stages
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
sword skills; swordsmanship
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)
to be needed; to be wanted
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker