battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
bearing; heading; point of the compass
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
otherwise; or else; if not
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
completely; absolutely; totally
ramification; branching off
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)