to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
front; frontage; facade; main
plainly; clearly; vividly
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
breath; breathing; tone; mood
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
gossip; corner of the mouth
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
explosion; rupture; break off
raging fire; conflagration
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to put one's strength into
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)