bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
(not so) much; (not) very
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
silence; stillness; quietness
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to knock down; to knock out
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
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 be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
advance; moving forward; progress
to be entwined; to be involved
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
dull sound; muffled sound
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to lie down; to throw oneself down
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
separate; special; another; separately
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement