to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
maintenance; preservation; improvement
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
resolute; determined; bold
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
right under; directly below
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
sweeping sideways; mowing down
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to follow; to conform; to apply to