overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
never mind!; don't worry about it
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation