provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to fly around; to scatter
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
while; even though; despite
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy