to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to run around; to bustle about
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
covered with; stained; smeared
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
movement restrictions; behavior restrictions
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
versatility; multiplicity of use
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance