intercept; interception; counter-attack
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
random; unintentional; unintended
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
establishment; settlement
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
lily (as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be hot on a person's heels
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
cesspool; sink; manure sink
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to burst open; to pop; to split