silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to torment; to harass; to tease
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to thrust before; to thrust at
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
excess; surplus; superabundance
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
young girl; lass; adolescent female
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
succession; continuation; series; sequence
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to fall on one's backside
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling