sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
finishing blow; coup de grâce
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
sympathy; compassion; pity
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
counter for helmets, etc.
utmost limits; extremity; limit
armed forces; military; troops
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to spend a night together
terrycloth; towelling; toweling
ability to get things done
being in love with each other
beginning (of a century, etc.)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to escape death; to be saved from death
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
to be compatible; to get along well
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)