to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to glare at each other; to confront each other
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
change; alteration; transmutation; mutation
drawing a sword; drawn sword
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to scatter away; to vanish
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to fall on one's backside
we have a result!; game over!; match!
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
indeed; really; truly; very much
not worth considering; out of the question
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops