to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
first attack; first strike; first blow
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass (of time); to elapse
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of