to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
system of government; government structure
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
intercept; interception; counter-attack
power; might; authority; influence
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to give; to do (something) for
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
chain mail (armor, armour)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to repeat; to be frequent
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to fight against; to oppose; to face