to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to practice magic; to practise magic
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
be (that) as it may; having said that
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
half the body; half length
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
sword strike; sword slash
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
slight wound; minor wound