to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
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
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
great swordsman; master fencer
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
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 brush off; to shake off
to bend; to warp; to curve
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
hostility; animosity; enmity
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
stone (used for throwing)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
to surge; to well up; to gush out
troubled face; worried expression
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person