separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
sincere; earnest; serious
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
doing as one is told; yes-man
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
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)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
decisive battle of brief duration
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
(social) position; status
to step over or across; to overcome
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to blow through; to blow across
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
practice; practising; experience
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match