good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
order of chivalry; chivalric order
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
change; transformation; inversion
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
build; physique; frame; constitution
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
to rock; to shake; to swing
to squint (one eye); to narrow
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
throat; important part; vital area
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily