to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
soldier; combatant; warrior
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
cooperation; coordination; link
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
right side; right-hand side
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell