to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
a second time; again; once more; twice
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
compassionate; sympathetic
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
series of battles; successive battles
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
done; just done; just finished
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy