to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
(with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
in the meanwhile; during the time
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
(how) many times; (how) often
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to taste; to savor; to relish
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
sword skills; swordsmanship
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
to blaze; to burn brightly
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
creation; generation; formation; derivation
ray (of light); beam; light
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
posture; position; stance
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate