swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
offensive (movement); aggression
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
vitality; (one's) life force
redoing; doing over again
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
threat; intimidation; menace
immediately; right away; on the spot
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
fast approach; quick intimacy
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part