proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
sense of values; values; value system
land near a castle; castle town
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
stirring; slight movement
way of speaking; intimation
sea of blood; pool of blood
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to make up one's mind; to be determined
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back