pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
short pause; short interval
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
decision; judgment; resolution
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)