riding fast; driving a horse fast
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
(opening of a) wound; cut
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
amount of material resources
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to cover fully; to wrap around
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
otherwise; or else; if not
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to choke; to have trouble breathing
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness