usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
chance; opportunity; occasion
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
whole face; all over one's face
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included