to send or direct a person to
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
pride; boast; credit (to)
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
piling up; multiple layers
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
solely; entirely; only; or
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
fast approach; quick intimacy
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
concussion (of the brain)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
by all means; by all costs