handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
(one's) military service record
war; battle; match; game; competition
interior; inside; internal
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
technical skill; ability; capacity
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
classical theatre; classical theater
intangible cultural asset
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to comb down; to smooth down
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to talk; to carry meaning
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly