that kind; competition; match
prescription (of medicine); formula
running water; flowing water; stream
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
acceleration; speeding up
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to cut downward; to slash downward
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
magic sword; cursed sword
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
two (long cylindrical things)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
gazing at (in wonderment)
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
top of the head; crown of the head
cutting straight down; cleaving (a person) in two
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship