position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to alternate; to take turns
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
short pause; short interval
distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to fly around; to scatter
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to anticipate; to foresee
on countless occasions; many a time
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
two times; twice; two degrees