boasting; bragging; talking big
stifled (laughter); simmering
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
curse; spell; malediction
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to bring back; to restore
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
calm; composed; leisurely
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
intuition; instinct; hunch
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to put one's strength into
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)