sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
historical play; period drama
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
hostility; animosity; enmity
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
oilily; slimily; slipperily
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)