to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to kick (at someone, something)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)