eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to stay calm; to keep cool
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
personal combat; one-to-one fight
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
one's long-cherished desire
two times; twice; two degrees
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
interval between the waves; gap between waves
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to sink (into); to get depressed
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently