slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
to fly around; to scatter
conviction; belief; confidence
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
plainly; clearly; vividly
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to slash downward; to cut down
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
one revolution; one rotation
to straighten up; to sit upright
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to spring at; to leap upon
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)