having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to run around; to bustle about
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
holder of a dan rank; dan player (in go or shogi); black belt (in martial arts)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
(gymnastics) uneven parallel bars
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to frolic about; to mess around
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in