coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
war; battle; match; game; competition
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
safety zone; traffic island
to go out and away; to leave
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
continuation; succession; series
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
dealing with; coping with
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
magic sword; cursed sword
beginning; outset; first; onset
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to blow off; to be blown off
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
sword skills; swordsmanship
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard