to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
height (of body); stature
art of war; strategy; tactics
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
devil; evil spirit; genie
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
difference; variation; difference
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
open-weight (unclassified) division (category)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
body; physique; build; stature
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!