spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
sword; blade; single stroke
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to roll about; to writhe about
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
in one's hands; in one's control