human work; human agency; art; artificiality
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
other side; opposite side; other party
covered with ashes; ash-covered
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
light; easy; non-serious; minor
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
defense; defence; defensive preparations
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
steel; sword steel; sword