crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
teatime; tea break; coffee break
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to encourage; to give courage to
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
head over heels; headlong; head first
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
thickness; profundity; depth
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
avalanche of earth and rocks
to need; to call for; to require
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
loveable; very likeable; like very much
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger