to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
stillness; repose; standing still
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to put one's strength into
to glare at each other; to confront each other
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
armed forces; military; troops
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved