to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
exchange of blows; long rally
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
joint; seam; joining point
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to stare back (at); to glare back
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
way (of doing); manner; method
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
deceptive methods; questionable means
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
restoration; repair; mending
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
another; different; something else
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image