be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to pass (of time); to elapse
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
arm; skill; efforts; ability
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
again; once more; a second time
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
switching over to; migration; transition
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
it is not (like that) either
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
way out; means to escape; escape route