links; chain; shackle; linking
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
beginning of the world; creation
will not do; do not; does not
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
master swordsman; skilled fencer
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
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)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)