(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
two times; twice; two degrees
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take back; to recapture
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
waist; girth; measurement around waist
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path