(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
inexpert or untrained eyes
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
sweeping sideways; mowing down
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
ray (of light); beam; light
preservation; retainment; keeping
Ultraman (from famous Japanese tokusatsu Ultra Series drama)
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
obliteration; annihilation