quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
is something that; is that which
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
again; once more; a second time
to put one's strength into
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
diversion; putting something to another use
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged