to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to become settled; to be fixed
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to withstand; to be able to endure
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
to think of; to come up with
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
refining; purification; careful manufacture
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
stepping back; drawing back
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
stupid brat; son of a bitch
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to rage; to run amok; to tear around