usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
even though; despite; when
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
spell; charm; incantation; magic word