to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to anticipate; to foresee
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to thrust at (with a knife, sword, etc.)
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
links; chain; shackle; linking
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
reinforcement; strengthening
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
precision equipment; delicate equipment
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate