to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to have no chance (of succeeding)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (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
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
maximum permissible level or dosage
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords