one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
the front; honest; upright; decent
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
that; the matter in question
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
sword skills; swordsmanship
wrong; different; not like that
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
top of the head; crown of the head
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more