to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
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
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to surge; to well up; to gush out
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
left side; left-hand side
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
immediately; right away; on the spot
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
dealing with; coping with
silence (not speaking); muteness
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to become distant; to recede
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
rather; sooner; preferably
please; somehow or other; one way or another
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction