hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
this (very thing); this precisely
embodiment; realization; materialization
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
feeling one gets from listening to something
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
the place for; the time for; the level of
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see