| Japanese | Reading | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| やいば | blade,edge | |
| さや | sheath,scabbard | |
| かまえる | take a stance,ready a weapon | |
| きる | slash,cut down | |
| つく | thrust,stab | |
| よける | dodge,evade | |
| はじく | deflect,flick away | |
| ふみこむ | step in,lunge forward | |
| はなつ | fire,let loose | |
| たたきつける | slam down,smash against | |
| きず | wound,injury | |
| けはいをけす | hide one's presence | |
| や | arrow | |
| ゆみ | bow | |
| かぶと | helmet | |
| いちげき | single blow,one strike | |
| ざんげき | slashing attack | |
| すき | opening,unguarded moment | |
| きあい | fighting spirit,battle cry | |
| たおれこむ | collapse,fall in a heap | |
| つきさす | stab,pierce | |
| なぎはらう | sweep aside,mow down | |
| さっき | bloodlust,murderous intent | |
| かたな | sword,katana | |
| きりさく | slash open,rend | |
| きっさき | tip of a blade,point | |
| ふりおろす | swing down,bring down | |
| うけながす | parry,deflect | |
| なぐる | punch,hit | |
| つらぬく | pierce through,run through | |
| かすめる | graze,skim past | |
| みをひるがえす | spin round,turn on one's heel | |
| しとめる | finish off,bring down | |
| つばぜりあい | blade lock,close struggle | |
| かえりち | blood spatter from an opponent | |
| ひるむ | flinch,lose nerve |