fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
personal combat; one-to-one fight
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
manners; behavior; behaviour
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
(theatrical) fighting scene
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
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)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to thrust away; to send flying
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to play a leading role; to play a central part
influence; clout; leverage
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
attenuation; damping; decay