without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
region; limits; stage; level
to begin shooting; to shoot out
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
not yet known; unknown; strange
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
in proportion to; just as much as
to shed light; to cast light
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
reset; fresh start; new beginning