to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
by sheer strength; by brute force
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
it is not everything to ...
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to knock down; to send flying
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to burn with combativeness
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
lightning strike; lightning bolt