hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to rise; to erect; to get up
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
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
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult to ...; hard to ...
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to smash; to break into pieces
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary