charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
choices; alternatives; options
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
interval; break; pause; spare moment
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
root; joint; base; crotch
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
practical problem; practical matter
covering; protection; backing; relief
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to surround; to crowd around
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
firm promise; definite promise
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item