to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to do someone in; to bump someone off
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
at once; immediately; right now
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
sympathy; empathy; response
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
pretension; conceit; hubris
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
nature; property; disposition
environment; circumstance
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink