to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
drawing a sword; drawn sword
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
riding fast; driving a horse fast
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
immediately; right away; on the spot
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to step back; to walk backwards
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
directly opposite; right in front
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)