about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
for work; in a manner related to work
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
decision; settlement; definition
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
front; frontage; facade; main
(right at the) side; just beside
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to collapse into; to flop onto
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
technique; art; skill; move
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits