curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
pillar of fire; blazing column
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
this is why; this means; it is the case that
half the body; half length
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
behind; in the rear; in back
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
propulsive power; driving force
acceleration; speeding up
un-; non-; negative prefix
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
upper half of the body; upper body
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to spring at; to leap upon
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to withstand; to be able to endure
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
loyal retainer; loyal subject
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
never mind!; don't worry about it
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)