to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
pale; pallid; bluish-white
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
not necessarily so; is not always true
thought; consideration; thinking
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
partly open; in half bloom
puddle of blood; pool of blood
clear; precise; definite; distinct
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
immediately; right away; on the spot
to jump at; to be attracted by
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to fall flat; to fall face down
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
terrain; geographical features; topography
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
flight; desertion; escape
gazing at (in wonderment)