appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
(in) the air; midair; sky
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
connection; link; relationship
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks