timing-wise; in terms of timing
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
hereabouts; around there; that area
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
mental; spiritual; emotional
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
disliking people similar to oneself
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
phantom; vision; illusion
phantom; vision; illusion
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
sword skills; swordsmanship
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
looking over someone's shoulder
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
and yet; despite (all) that
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...