the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
sword strike; sword slash
metallic sound; metallic clank
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
thunderous roar; roaring sound
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to pierce through; to break through
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
mountain chain; mountains