gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
trivial; not amounting to much
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to rise; to erect; to get up
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
moving about; stirring about
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
personality; character; individuality; personhood
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
without leaving any trace
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
one way or the other; either way
to be free; to be available
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)