to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
evident; plain; distinct; clear
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
exchange of blows; long rally
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
lightly; easily; carelessly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
just above; right overhead
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
straight; as the crow flies
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
raging fire; conflagration