part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
drawing a sword; drawn sword
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
in one's own way or style
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
fully armed; armed to the teeth
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to fly around; to scatter
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
military officer; naval officer
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
corridor; hallway; passageway
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to get on a horse; to mount a horse