looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
superiority; predominance
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
intuition; instinct; hunch
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
in full bloom; in full glory; glorious; luxuriant; splendid
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
running water; flowing water; stream
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
(execution by) decapitation
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
ten; 10; ten years of age
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
in the meanwhile; during the time
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable