to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sword; blade; single stroke
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
Japanese person; Japanese people
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
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)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to watch steadily; to stare
sorry; excuse me; thank you
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to look away; to avert one's eyes
door; gate; opening; title page
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to shake one's head (in denial)
at the last moment; this late in the game
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with