sound of typing on a keyboard; having sex
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
meal set before one; women's advances
mouth of a (sword) sheath
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
sword; blade; single stroke
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
what is called; what they call; so-called
forking the rook while checking the king
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
classical form of martial art
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
Japanese person; Japanese people
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
dull sound; muffled sound
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)