tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; reappearance; atavism
(being) worth seeing; impressive
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
way of the sword; swordsmanship
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
young girl; lass; adolescent female
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
other side; opposite side; other party
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit