holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
two equal parts; exactly two parts
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
consecutive; continuous; successive
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
left side; left-hand side
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
high; noble; refined; advanced
reaching; attaining; arrival
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
torturing to death; tormenting to death
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind