holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to hide; to keep to oneself
power; might; authority; influence
beforehand; in advance; previously
dealing with; coping with
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
choices; alternatives; options
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to slide into; to slip into
physical work; manual labour (labor)
we have a result!; game over!; match!
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
marshland; wetland; swampland