aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
main cause; primary factor
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to pause; to have a short intermission
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to crack; to develop a crack
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition