a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
posture; position; stance
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
stairs; stairway; staircase
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
telekinesis; psychokinesis
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to rock; to shake; to swing
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
invocation of the spirits of the dead
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream