to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
directly opposite; right in front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
metallic sound; metallic clank
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
posture; position; stance
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to bring back; to restore
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to put one's strength into
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
technique; art; skill; move
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across