guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to jar; to creak; to grate
to fly around; to scatter
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
gossip; corner of the mouth
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)