to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to be lacking in options; to be too few
fair and square; open and aboveboard
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
in a day; in a brief space of time
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
sweeping sideways; mowing down
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
knowing; (an) acquaintance
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)