waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
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)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to blow off; to be blown off