aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
calamity; disaster; accident
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hide; to keep to oneself
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)