to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
sweeping sideways; mowing down
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
pride; boast; credit (to)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily