humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
novel; original; new; innovative
sword skills; swordsmanship
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
there being no use in arguing (about it)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to practice magic; to practise magic
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
dull sound; muffled sound
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
hereditary system; hereditary succession
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
number two; second in command
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
twice; again; second time