to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
fair and square; open and aboveboard
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
in history; ever; historical
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
time; season; period; phase; stage
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to spring at; to leap upon
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
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)
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
several times; several degrees
both; both sides; both parties
portrait orientation; vertical orientation
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
on the way back; returning
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
to walk; to move forward; to make progress