to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
break in time; interruption; pause
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
bright sunshine; broad daylight
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
lightly; easily; carelessly
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
assertion; declaration; affirmation
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
riding fast; driving a horse fast
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly