to part left and right; to open out
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
great swordsman; master fencer
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
eight (long cylindrical things)
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
many; numerous; various; large number of
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
six (long cylindrical things)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
power; might; authority; influence
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
to roll up; to be rolled up
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely