specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
twice; again; second time
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to fight with swords; to cross swords
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
pulsation; pulsatory motion
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
ten; 10; ten years of age
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over