pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
in succession; one by one
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
patient; unhurried; leisurely
right under; directly below
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
top of the head; vertex; parietal
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways
fall; drop; descent; coming down
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
instability; insecurity; crankiness
throw; throwing; throwing event