quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
end of life; death; breathing one's last
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be too numerous; to be too much
dealing with; coping with
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
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)
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
brave warrior; hero; brave man
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
interruption; suspension; break
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to move around; to move about; to get around
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat