(in) the air; midair; sky
blow; shock; strike; batting
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
immediately; right away; on the spot
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
posture; position; stance
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
considerably; greatly; a lot
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
the front; honest; upright; decent
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)