trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
exchange of blows; long rally
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to go along; to walk along; to follow
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
go that far; to that extent
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
control; management (e.g. of a business)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to relax; to feel at home
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank