efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
massing (of troops); gathering
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
gossip; corner of the mouth
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
suddenly; all of a sudden
offensive (movement); aggression
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to repeat; to do over again