earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
hostile party; enemy side
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
amount of material resources
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to be impetuous; to carried away by youthful ardor; to be overly eager for action; to act rashly out of hot-bloodedness
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
riding fast; driving a horse fast
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
(in) the air; midair; sky
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
crescent moon; young moon
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
a few seconds; several seconds
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
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)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch