detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
even though; despite; when
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
second (unit of time); arc second
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
even if not; even without
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
sublime; noble; high-minded
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination