to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
offense and defense; offence and defence
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
riding fast; driving a horse fast
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
piling up; multiple layers
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
foolish look; stupid look
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
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)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
another dimension; different level; whole other level
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to talk together; to chat together
to squint (one eye); to narrow
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction