naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to stay calm; to keep cool
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
three times; thrice; third (interval)
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
one's long-cherished desire
two times; twice; two degrees
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
interval between the waves; gap between waves
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to steal; to rob; to take away
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to sink (into); to get depressed
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind