to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
joint; seam; joining point
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
condition; situation; prospects
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
of tender years; very young
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
marriage proposal; courtship
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
weird; strange; mysterious
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
supplies; stock; stored goods
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
suguha; straight temper line (on a sword)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to smear with blood; to kill
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
counter for wheels and flowers