mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
front; frontage; facade; main
posture; position; stance
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
condition; situation; prospects
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
ray (of light); beam; light
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
secret technique; secret art
flour; meal; powder; heroin
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back