ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
snake; serpent; large snake
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
duty; function; office; mission; task
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to put one's strength into
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
sword; blade; single stroke
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
on the occasion of; at the time of
bolting upright; rearing up (horse)
to shake off; to throw off
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to fall down with a "plop"
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to raise one's voice; to shout