combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to jump at; to be attracted by
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
lower region; lower part; region below
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to place firmly; to hit very hard
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
two (long cylindrical things)
to thrust away; to send flying
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable