immediately; right away; on the spot
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to blow off; to be blown off
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
calm; composed; cool; quiet
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to employ; to hire; to charter
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be forward; to be impertinent
sword skills; swordsmanship
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
either way; in any case; one way or another
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person