to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
maelstrom; the state of affairs being in great turmoil
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
critical moment; do-or-die situation
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
flash of lightning; flash of a sword; brandishing a sword
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to leak down; to be omitted; to be missing
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
secret; private; surreptitious
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
succession; continuation; series; sequence
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
great swordsman; master fencer
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear