leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to fight against; to oppose; to face
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
-less; lacking; non-existing
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
amount of material resources
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
specialization; specialisation
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
freely; right and left; as one pleases
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
establishment; settlement
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days