thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
great difference; major mistake
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
advance; moving forward; progress
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to stop walking; to pause
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside