to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
air pressure; pneumatic pressure
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
even though; despite; when
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
fat; tallow; lard; grease
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam