advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
probability; likelihood; chances
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
intercept; interception; counter-attack
several shots; several blows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to hide; to conceal oneself
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
behind; in the rear; in back
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)