to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
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
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
physical strength; muscle strength
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
standing firm; holding out
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
high-spirited; in high spirits
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
detached; aloof; indifferent
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
top of the head; crown of the head
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot