reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
difference; variation; difference
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
technique; art; skill; move
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to fight to the bitter end
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends