to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
practice; practising; training; study
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
rather; better; instead; if anything
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)