cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to take; to catch; to capture
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
close relation (association)
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to spend time (on doing something)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
if it is the case that ...
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
to blaze; to burn brightly
reinforcement; strengthening
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
glad countenance; joyful look
long military service; having experienced many battles
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
student; follower; students and pupils
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to use up all one's strength
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement