to begin to rain; to begin to snow
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
unanticipated; unexpected
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
metallic sound; metallic clank
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
exchange of blows; long rally
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
to take someone's life; to kill someone
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
two times; twice; two degrees
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above