to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
having bad breath; having halitosis
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
the West; the Occident; Western countries
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
condition; figure; appearance; voice
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)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
mass; quality and quantity
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point