to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
long time; long interval; for quite some time
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to examine someone's expression
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
pointing out; identification
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
inspection; examination; survey
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively