force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
bluff; false show of power; bold front
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to split (by striking); to divide; to disclose; to speak frankly
exchange of blows; long rally
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
five most important temples of a region
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
combat power; fighting strength
at first; in the beginning; originally
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
they; those guys; those fellows
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-