to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to be opposite; to face each other
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
switching over to; migration; transition
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
metal plate; metallic plate
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to collapse into; to flop onto
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
proper; right; reasonable
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to polish up; to shine up
relatively; comparatively
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of