one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
direction of travel; direction of movement
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
riding fast; driving a horse fast
stone (used for throwing)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
hitting the left side of the torso (in kendo)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
half the body; half length
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink
to control; to command; to get the better of
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
offensive (movement); aggression
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
disturbance; riot; mayhem
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup