fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
mockery; derision; ridicule
work; business; company; study
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
sword skills; swordsmanship
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
fire attack; attacking and burning enemy troops, warships, provisions, etc.
one's best interests; one's own good
in name only; titular; nominal
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
lower region; lower part; region below
Yamaraja (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead)
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
head; brains; intelligence
battle of wits; contest of wits
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged