to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
battlefield; battleground
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
consideration; taking into account
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
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
coincident with; while; simultaneously
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
review (of learned material); revision
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
rest; break; recess; intermission
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette