hostile party; enemy side
to work hard; to work diligently
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
metre; meter; meter; gauge
control; check; restraint; inhibition
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied