to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to gain strength; to have energy
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to watch for an unguarded moment
metallic sound; metallic clank
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
district; section; sector
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to run about trying to escape
shout of victory; cry of triumph
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
just; right; pure; genuine; truth