to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
immense physical strength
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
economic world; financial circles; business community
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
omen; sign; notice; indication
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to have a reason; to have an excuse
in company; among people; philtrum
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
(having) two choices; choice between two things
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
burning (something) away; burning (something) down
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
to seduce; to hit on; to do; to give; to present; to award
running water; flowing water; stream
Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)