to drive away; to scatter; to rout
here and there; everywhere
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
versatility; multiplicity of use
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to knock down; to knock off
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
again and again; repeatedly
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
head; chief; boss; leader
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
reading matter; reading material
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle