to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to flare up; to burst into flames
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
planned; scheduled; systematic
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
in the meanwhile; during the time
(opening of a) wound; cut
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move