strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
electricity; (electric) light
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to let an opportunity slip
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
means; way; method; measure
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
in succession; one after another
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
climbing rope (for mountaineering)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
bend; curvature; deflection
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
chaps (in the skin); cracks
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to join forces; to cooperate
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
left breast; left side of the chest
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
secret; private; surreptitious
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down