card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
order; command; directions; instructions
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to put one's life on the line
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
imperial court; royal court
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
inside; interior; inner part
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
with a single blow; with one stroke
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
party; gang; company; squad
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to be captivated (visually)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
prudence; discretion; thought
arrest; apprehension; capture
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
one way or the other; either way