cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
phantom; vision; illusion
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
name; given name; first name
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
I see; that's right; indeed
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
two times; twice; two degrees
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf