cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
chain mail (armor, armour)
variant; variation; variety; (taxonomical) variety
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sword; blade; single stroke
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...