after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
will not do; do not; does not
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
tool; implement; means; furniture
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
war; battle; match; game; competition
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
fair and square; open and aboveboard
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
late at night; small hours of the morning
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
striking with the back of the sword
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to gather; to collect; to assemble
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
useless resistance; vain struggle