report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
sword; blade; single stroke
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
everything; anything; nothing
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to flare up; to burst into flames
calming down; quieting down
to have an idea; to have a clue
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
at the last moment; this late in the game
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather