to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
physical strength; muscular strength
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
assistance; backing; reinforcements
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
(distinction of) sex; gender
good; goodness; right; virtue
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
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 say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
criminal's head on public display (Edo period); displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
war situation; progress of a battle
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)