friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to be the ruin of (a person)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to take a breath; to take a short rest
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to gather in large groups
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
olive green; greenish brown
for the present; for the time being
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
right in the center (centre)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose