floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
leaving everything up to someone else
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
two equal parts; exactly two parts
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sword skills; swordsmanship
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
direction of travel; direction of movement
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
while moving; on the move
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation