arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
high-pitched tone; soprano
striking with the back of the sword
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to place firmly; to hit very hard
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to have no chance (of succeeding)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
on one hand; on the other hand
to tie; to bind; to fasten
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
leisure; leisure time; spare time