(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
worst; worst-case (scenario)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
how much; how many; however
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
basis for decision; evidence for judging
good policy; wise policy; best plan
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
pink (colour, color); peach
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom