common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
decision; determination; resolution
to do over; to remake; to resume
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
cutting (apart); splitting; cleaving
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
classical form of martial art