to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
covering; protection; backing; relief
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
woman; female; feminine gender
half and half; fifty-fifty
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
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
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)