to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to take back; to recapture
mouth of a (sword) sheath
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
apparent; obvious; very clear
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
earnestly; immediately; exactly
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
narrow; thin (sized); slender
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
enemy territory; hostile place
to pause; to have a short intermission
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
physical strength; muscle strength
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to surround; to crowd around
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
draw (in competition); tie game
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength