(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
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
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
even though; despite; notwithstanding
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
(judo) foot technique; footwork
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to rise; to erect; to get up
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
accurate; correct; precise; exact
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
technical skill; ability; capacity
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection