to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
manifestation (of a celestial being)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
perfect; complete; flawless
sword; blade; single stroke
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
secret; private; surreptitious
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
recovery; rescue; recapture
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting