sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
front; frontage; facade; main
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
right side; right-hand side
(theatrical) fighting scene
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to cover fully; to wrap around
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to rise; to erect; to get up
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay