suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
in accordance with; according to
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Jigen-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded in the Satsuma domain in the early Edo period
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
innumerable; countless; numberless
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
such ... as; or some such
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
fast approach; quick intimacy
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword