to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
match; game; bout; contest
many; much; plenty; hardly
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
those (near the second person)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to thrust before; to thrust at
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
not worth doing; waste of effort
having no effect; waste of effort
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy