to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
here and there; everywhere
witnessing; observing; sighting
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
very loud volume; megavolume
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to trample; to crush underfoot
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against