acceleration; speeding up
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to fall on one's backside
arm; skill; efforts; ability
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
globular shape; spherical shape
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies