condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to increase; to add to; to augment
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sweeping sideways; mowing down
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
on the occasion of; at the time of
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
stone (used for throwing)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
prejudice; bias; distorted view
covered with; stained; smeared
sword skills; swordsmanship
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity