to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
historical play; period drama
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
carriage; movement (of the body)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
pending question; unresolved problem
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
established practice; custom
corridor; hallway; passageway
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
belligerence; fighting spirit