blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
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)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
locational advantage; advantageous position
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
magic; sorcery; incantation
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
in the midst of the enemy
each; respectively; individually; separately
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
suguha; straight temper line (on a sword)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
steel; sword steel; sword
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup; hane (move)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
prospects of victory; chances of success
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded