grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
sword; blade; single stroke
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
flash (of light); glint; schiller
surroundings; environs; circumference
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
these guys; these fellows
meaning; significance; sense
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
(right at the) side; just beside
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency