to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide
sound of typing on a keyboard; having sex
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
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
opening of a scabbard; mouth of a sword sheath; style of shirt with carp-mouth shaped sleeves
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
first attack; first strike; first blow
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.)
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
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