joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
consequently; as a result; in the end
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
came here; coming here; recently
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
to knock down; to knock out
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
high-pitched tone; soprano
striking with the back of the sword
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to have no chance (of succeeding)
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to tie; to bind; to fasten