repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
offense and defense; offence and defence
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
petty thief; pilferer; sneak thief
to rant and rave; to raise hell
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
unsigned; without a signature
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
raging bull; ferocious bull
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
life; living; I; me; student
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
extremely; very; a shitload; a lot; a great amount
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
decomposition; ulceration
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
humans and animals; humans and beasts; beast in human form
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
at a loss for words; stumped for words
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to turn into a state of feverish mood
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
to join together; to combine; to join up
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata