to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to overflow from something full
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to thrust away; to send flying
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
that kind; competition; match
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to shed light; to cast light
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
looking away; looking aside
sword skills; swordsmanship
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to apologize; to apologise
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
two (long cylindrical things)
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity