slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
propulsive power; driving force
second (unit of time); arc second
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
very great; enormous; serious
to slide into; to slip into
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to face on; to look out on to
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
falling to one's death; death from a fall
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
battle cry; war cry; charging (at the enemy) with a shout
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
stairs; stairway; staircase