to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
morning calm (over the ocean)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
regular matches in an official tournament
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
Extinct (conservation status); EX
winter cherry (Prunus parvifolia); winter cherry blossoms
suddenly; all of a sudden
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
with a chuckle; with a giggle
older sister; elder sister
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
protector (e.g. chest); guard
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
cruising range; flying range
armory; armoury; ordnance department
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn