to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
northern part; the north (of a region)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
phantom; vision; illusion
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
sword skills; swordsmanship
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
continuation; succession; series; continuous
mass; quality and quantity
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
contract; compact; agreement
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
in the same way as; just like
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
based on; built on; made from