contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
complete change; about-face
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
direct descent; direct line
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
both; both sides; both parties
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
practice; practising; training; study
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
to roll up; to be rolled up
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(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 know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart