distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
only; merely; but; no more than
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
the reverse; other side; lining
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
chain mail (armor, armour)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
dark clouds; black clouds
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
union; joining; conjugation
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
admiration; wonder; astonishment
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard