to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
acceleration; speeding up
average; ordinary; normal
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
technique; art; skill; move
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to send flying with a kick
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to run up to; to rush over
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
soldier; combatant; warrior
they; those guys; those fellows
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)