quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
second (unit of time); arc second
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
riding fast; driving a horse fast
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
carbonization; carbonisation
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to hit repeatedly; to belt hit after hit (e.g. in baseball); to unleash a barrage of blows; to pound away (at a keyboard); to hammer away; to pummel
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match