powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
half the body; half length
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
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
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be smeared; to be covered
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle