gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
chance; opportunity; occasion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
monetary offering; offertory
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
port (left side of vessel)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
sword; blade; single stroke
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
right under; directly below; right beneath
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
serious criminal; heinous criminal
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud