chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
nod; inclination of the head
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
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)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
short pause; short interval
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to rush back; to run back
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
stationing (troops); occupancy
massing (of troops); gathering