skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
with a single blow; with one stroke
to knock down; to utterly defeat
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
stark naked; completely naked; nude
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
stupid brat; son of a bitch
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
these guys; these fellows
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to unfold; to unroll; to open
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice