miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
sword; blade; single stroke
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
threat; intimidation; menace
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)