machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
training; practice; practising; cultivation
to compete with; to vie for
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
to glare at each other; to confront each other
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
last days; the end; one's fate
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
large; large-sized; large-scale; big