not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
explosion; rupture; break off
violent explosion; bursting
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)