sword skills; swordsmanship
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
riding fast; driving a horse fast
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet; panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic
temper pattern of a sword blade
twice; again; second time
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated