to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to jump into; to rush into
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
dull sound; muffled sound
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to speak; to hear a voice
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
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
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
glove (esp. sports); globe