convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
continuation; succession; series
carving; engraving; sculpture
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
tension; mental strain; nervousness
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
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
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
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
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
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
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope