to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to be engrossed; to be enthralled
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
weight; heavyweight boxer
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
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)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to attack; to assault; to assail
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
armed might; military power; the sword; force
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)
reduction by half; halving
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
choosing between two things; two choices
this (very thing); this precisely
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation