to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
difference; discrepancy; variation
those (near the second person)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
serious wound; serious injury
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
condition; situation; prospects
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
having two poles; bipolar
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh