although I say; although one might say; although called
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
skill; dexterity; master hand
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
be (that) as it may; having said that
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
reaching; attaining; arrival