to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to scrape off; to plane off
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
limited; limiting; restrictive
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
one by one; one after another; successively
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sword; blade; single stroke
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread