latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
engagement; business; affair; use; need
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to underrate; to make light of
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
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)
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
offense; offence; method of attack
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to differ; to vary; to disagree
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
indescribable; having no way to express
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
calm; composed; leisurely
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one