to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
bronze color; copper color
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
two (long cylindrical things)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
imperial court; royal court
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
kicking a ball in mid-air (soccer, football)
to send flying with a kick
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
sword; blade; single stroke
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)