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)
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
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
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
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
self-consciousness; self-awareness
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
whole face; all over one's face
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool