successively; one after another
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to burst open; to pop; to split
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
acceleration; speeding up
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
to look upwards; to look up
to run through; to run past
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
half and half; fifty-fifty
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
oblique line; forward slash
head start; initiative; preemption
to attack; to assault; to assail
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
roundhouse kick; turning kick