to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
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)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
careful observation; close attention
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
going straight on; going straight ahead
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
notice; attention; observation
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
technique; art; skill; move
motive power; driving force
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
largest class; top category
to translate; to interpret
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
nothing but; none other than