if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
shameless; shameless person
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
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); guandao; Chinese glaive
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
specialization; specialisation
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
dull sound; muffled sound
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to lose sight of; to miss
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to become red; to redden; to blush
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
pointing out; identification