fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
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)
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
soar (e.g. in price); jump; boom; sudden ride
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Jigen-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded in the Satsuma domain in the early Edo period
one person; another name; nickname; alias
self-; from (a time or place)
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
unique; peculiar; singular
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
with a clashing or clanging sound
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove