breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
control; check; restraint; inhibition
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
correction; rectification; mending; repair
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
(right at the) side; just beside
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to use up all one's strength; to die
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to collapse; to flop (onto)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to get tired out; to be exhausted
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in high spirits; excited; energetic
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
calamity; disaster; accident