mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
offender; criminal; culprit
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to step forward; to take a step forward
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
lethality; killing effectiveness
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
weight; heavyweight boxer
to knock down; to knock off
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)