advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
surrounding at a distance
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
preliminary test or trial; tryout
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
interval; break; pause; spare moment
consideration; taking into account
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt