holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
five (long cylindrical things)
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
rotation (on an axis); rotation (under its own power)
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove