half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to split (by striking); to divide; to disclose; to speak frankly
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
giant slalom; big rotation
even more; still more; further
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation