futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
innumerable; countless; numberless
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to stick it out (until the end)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
sword skills; swordsmanship
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
still; even now; to this day
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
offense and defense; offence and defence
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
calamity; disaster; accident
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one