narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to anticipate; to foresee
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
genuine article; real thing; real deal
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal