to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
battle formation; disposition of troops
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
war; battle; match; game; competition
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to force one's way through
decoration; ornament; trimmings
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition