duty; function; office; mission; task
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
assistance; backing; reinforcements
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to put one's strength into
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to appear all together; to be all present
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
body; physical system; (the) person
to refuse; to decline; to deny