passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
moisture; humidity; dampness
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
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
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
just above; right overhead
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to move forward; to move on
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
end of life; death; annihilation
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect